n8n-nodes-kubernetes

This is a n8n community node. It lets you use Kubernetes in your n8n workflows.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation
Operations
Credentials
Compatibility
Usage
Resources
Version history

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

Quick Installation

1. Go to Settings > Community Nodes
2. Select Install
3. Enter n8n-nodes-kubernetes in Enter npm package name
4. Agree to the risks of using community nodes
5. Select Install

Operations

Events

Get a list of events that have taken place on your Kubernetes Node. You can also request events from a specific Namespace

Credentials

This N8N Node has been setup to use a Service Account. Once the service account has been created you'll need to generate a Token.

Create Namespace and Service Account

kubectl create namespace external-access
kubectl create serviceaccount event-reader -n external-access

Set Cluster Wide Role

Read More about Role and ClusterRole

apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  name: event-reader-clusterrole
rules:
- apiGroups: [""]
  resources: ["events"]
  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"] # 'watch' if you want to stream events

Apply Role and bind to service account

kubectl apply -f event-reader-clusterrole.yaml 
kubectl create clusterrolebinding event-reader-binding \ --clusterrole=event-reader-clusterrole \ --serviceaccount=external-access:event-reader

Create Token

apiVersion: v1 
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: my-long-lived-secret
- namespace: external-access
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/service-account-name: event-reader
type: kubernetes.io/service-account-toke

Test Your Access

TOKEN=$(kubectl get secret my-long-lived-secret -n external-access -o jsonpath='{.data.token}' | base64 -d)

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" https://IP:PORT/api/v1/events --insecure

Compatibility

This node has been tested on version 1.77.3.

Usage

Resources

• n8n community nodes documentation
• kubernetes documentation
• kubernetes search
• kubernetes extract

Version history

v0.1.5 - Updated README.md v0.1.4 - Updated README.md and fixed issue with Extract operation and multiple URLs