[Solved] The connection to the server 127.0.0.1:16443 was refused - did you specify the right host or port? (Ubuntu)

You might see this kind of issue:

So, for Microk8s, you need to check if that is running or not

You can inspect microk8s:

To solve these issues:

Simply uninstall microk8s:

snap disable microk8s

or,

microk8s.disable dashboard dns
sudo snap remove microk8s

Then install microk8s again on your ubuntu

sudo snap install microk8s --classic

microk8s status --wait-ready

microk8s enable dashboard dns registry istio

microk8s kubectl get all --all-namespaces

microk8s dashboard-proxy

Start and stop Kubernetes to save battery
Start
microk8s start

Stop

microk8s stop

Now you can create pods