Troubleshooting "Did you specify the right host or port?" Amazon EKS Error:

#aws #eks #kubernetes #devops

Let's say you're working through the Amazon EKS tutorial and, when you reach step 2.2 and run kubectl get svc, you get the following error:

E1214 14:39:13.139525  398989 memcache.go:238] couldn't get current server API group list: Get "http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8080: connect: connection refused
E1214 14:39:13.139752  398989 memcache.go:238] couldn't get current server API group list: Get "http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8080: connect: connection refused
E1214 14:39:13.141035  398989 memcache.go:238] couldn't get current server API group list: Get "http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8080: connect: connection refused
E1214 14:39:13.142235  398989 memcache.go:238] couldn't get current server API group list: Get "http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8080: connect: connection refused
E1214 14:39:13.143744  398989 memcache.go:238] couldn't get current server API group list: Get "http://localhost:8080/api?timeout=32s": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8080: connect: connection refused
The connection to the server localhost:8080 was refused - did you specify the right host or port?

The tutorial directs you to this troubleshooting guide, but if you don't find the answer there, try the following:

aws eks update-kubeconfig --name <EKS_Cluster_Name> --region <Region_Name>

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