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[Kilian Kluge](https://hashnode.com/@ionicsolutions)

Apr 24, 2024

# [Instantiating a Pulumi Kubernetes provider inside a Pod](https://pragmaticnotes.hashnode.dev/instantiating-a-pulumi-kubernetes-provider-inside-a-pod?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Usually, we call the Kubernetes API from within a Pod using kubectl or by exposing the API via kubectl proxy in a sidecar and making unauthenticated local HTTP requests to it. The Pulumi Kubernetes provider requires a kubeconfig file, which is either...

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