k3s config after first install
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After first setting up a new k3s instance your kubeconfig file will be located in /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml.

Date: September 15, 2024

After first setting up a new k3s instance your kubeconfig file will be located in /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml.

You cans use it from here by setting $KUBECONFIG to that file.

[code]
  export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml

Or you can copy it to ~/.kube/config

[code]
  cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml ~/.kube/config

If you have installed k3s on a remote server and need the config on your local machine then you will need to modify the server address to reflect the remote server.

[code]
  scp user@<server-ip>:/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml ~/.kube/config

WARNING
│ only do this if you don’t already have a ~/.kube/config file, otherwise copy it to a new file and set your $KUBECONFIG env variable to use it.

Now you will need to open that file and change the server address, making sure to keep the port number.

[code]
  apiVersion: v1
  clusters:
    - cluster:
        certificate-authority-data: ****
        server: https://<server-ip>:6443
      name: default