Connector create command

Create a connector.

Usage

skupper connector create <name> <port> [options]

Output

Waiting for status...
Connector "<name>" is ready.

Examples

# Create a connector for a database
skupper connector create database 5432

# Set the routing key and workload explicitly
skupper connector create backend 8080 --routing-key be1 --workload deployment/backend

# Produce YAML output
skupper connector create backend 8080 --output yaml

Options

• name string, required

  The name of the resource to be created.

  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker
  See also	Kubernetes object names

• port integer, required

  The port on the target workload to forward traffic to.

  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker

• --output string

  Print the resource to the console in a structured output format instead of submitting it to the Skupper controller.

  Choices	json Produce JSON output yaml Produce YAML output
  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker

• --timeout string (duration)

  Raise an error if the operation does not complete in the given period of time.

  Default	60s
  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker

• --routing-key string

  The identifier used to route traffic from listeners to connectors. To expose a local workload to a remote site, the remote listener and the local connector must have matching routing keys.

  Default	Value of name
  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker
  See also	Routing key concept

• --host string

  The hostname or IP address of the server. This is an alternative to selector for specifying the target server.

  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker

• --type string

  The connector type.

  Default	tcp
  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker

• --selector string

  A Kubernetes label selector for specifying target server pods.

  On Kubernetes, you usually want to use this. As an alternative, you can use host.

  Default	app=[value-of-name]
  Platforms	Kubernetes
  See also	Kubernetes label selectors, Kubernetes pods

• --workload string (resource name)

  A Kubernetes resource name that identifies a workload. It resolves to an equivalent pod selector.

  This is an alternative to setting the --selector or --host options.

  Platforms	Kubernetes
  See also	Kubernetes workloads

• --include-not-ready boolean

  If set, include server pods that are not in the ready state.

  Default	False
  Platforms	Kubernetes
  See also	Kubernetes pod lifecycle

• --namespace string

  Set the namespace.

  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker
  See also	Namespace concept, Kubernetes namespaces

• --context string

  Set the kubeconfig context.

  Platforms	Kubernetes
  See also	Kubernetes kubeconfigs

• --kubeconfig string

  Set the path to the kubeconfig file.

  Platforms	Kubernetes
  See also	Kubernetes kubeconfigs

• --platform string

  Set the Skupper platform.

  Choices	kubernetes Kubernetes docker Docker or Podman
  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker
  See also	Platform concept

• --help

  Display help and exit.

  Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker