error: couldn't read version from server

Question

I am getting the following error when trying to run kubectl locally.

error: couldn\'t read version from server: Get http://localhost:8080/api: dial tc

Answer 1

I was using Google Container Engine (GKE) and got this error, too. In my case, it was because I forgot to create a container cluster first.

If you create a cluster using the gcloud command, it sets the config for the you.

gcloud container clusters create my-cluster-name