How do I connect to my local kubernetes CockroachDB with DBeaver? - kubernetes

Question

I have a Minikube Kubernetes cluster running a cockroachdb which looks like:
kubectl get pods
test-cockroachdb-0 1/1 Running 17 95m
test-cockroachdb-1 1/1 Running 190 2d
test-cockroachdb-2 1/1 Running 160 2d
test-cockroachdb-init-m8rzp 0/1 Completed 0 2d
cockroachdb-client-secure 1/1 Running 0 2d
I want to get a connection string that I can use in my application.
To verify my connection string, I am using the tool DBeaver.
My database name is configured to 'defaultdb' which exists on my cluster, and the user with the relevant password. The port is accurate as well (default cockroachdb minikube port).
However as to the certificate aspect of connecting I am at a loss. How do I generate/gather the certificates I need to successfully connect to my cluster? How do I connect to my cluster using DBeaver?
Edit:
$ kubectl get all
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
pod/myname-cockroachdb-0 1/1 Running 27 156m
pod/myname-cockroachdb-1 1/1 Running 197 2d1h
pod/myname-cockroachdb-2 1/1 Running 167 2d1h
pod/myname-cockroachdb-init-m8rzp 0/1 Completed 0 2d1h
pod/myname-client-secure 1/1 Running 0 2d1h
NAME TYPE CLUSTER-IP EXTERNAL-IP PORT(S) AGE
service/myname-cockroachdb ClusterIP None <none> 26257/TCP,8080/TCP 2d1h
service/myname-cockroachdb-public ClusterIP 10.xxx.xxx.xx <none> 26257/TCP,8080/TCP 2d1h
service/kubernetes ClusterIP 10.xx.0.1 <none> 443/TCP 2d1h
NAME READY AGE
statefulset.apps/myname-cockroachdb 3/3 2d1h
NAME COMPLETIONS DURATION AGE
job.batch/myname-cockroachdb-init 1/1 92s 2d1h

Answer 1

Like #FL3SH already said.
You can use kubectl port-forward <pod_name> <port>
This is nicely explained in Cockroach documentation Step 4. Access the Admin UI, please us it as example and set different ports.
As for the certificates:
As each pod is created, it issues a Certificate Signing Request, or CSR, to have the node's certificate signed by the Kubernetes CA. You must manually check and approve each node's certificates, at which point the CockroachDB node is started in the pod.
Get the name of the Pending CSR for the first pod:
kubectl get csr
NAME AGE REQUESTOR CONDITION
default.node.cockroachdb-0 1m system:serviceaccount:default:default Pending
node-csr-0Xmb4UTVAWMEnUeGbW4KX1oL4XV_LADpkwjrPtQjlZ4 4m kubelet Approved,Issued
node-csr-NiN8oDsLhxn0uwLTWa0RWpMUgJYnwcFxB984mwjjYsY 4m kubelet Approved,Issued
node-csr-aU78SxyU69pDK57aj6txnevr7X-8M3XgX9mTK0Hso6o 5m kubelet Approved,Issued
If you do not see a Pending CSR, wait a minute and try again.
You can check the CSR pod kubectl describe csr default.node.cockroachdb-0
It might look like this:
Name: default.node.cockroachdb-0
Labels: <none>
Annotations: <none>
CreationTimestamp: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:39:37 -0500
Requesting User: system:serviceaccount:default:default
Status: Pending
Subject:
Common Name: node
Serial Number:
Organization: Cockroach
Subject Alternative Names:
DNS Names: localhost
cockroachdb-0.cockroachdb.default.svc.cluster.local
cockroachdb-public
IP Addresses: 127.0.0.1
10.48.1.6
Events: <none>
If it does then you can approve the certificate using:
kubectl certificate approve default.node.cockroachdb-0
Please do follow the Orchestrate CockroachDB in a Single Kubernetes Cluster guide.
Let me know if you need any further help.

Answer 2

You can use kubectl port-forward service/myname-cockroachdb 26257 and in DBeaver just use localhost:26257 as a connection string.