# No port 8000 in the Dgraph Kubernetes yaml file

**URL:** <https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/no-port-8000-in-the-dgraph-kubernetes-yaml-file/15041>\
**Category:** Dgraph\
**Tags:** kind:bug\
**Created:** [July 22, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/no-port-8000-in-the-dgraph-kubernetes-yaml-file/15041 "2021-07-22T15:12:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hongbo-Miao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/hongbo-miao/32/9758_2.png) [@Hongbo-Miao](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/Hongbo-Miao)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/no-port-8000-in-the-dgraph-kubernetes-yaml-file/15041/1 "2021-07-22T15:12:10Z")

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## What I want to do

I am following the section “Single Server” guide at

> **[Overview - Dgraph](https://docs.hypermode.com/dgraph/overview)**

to install Dgraph by

```auto
kubectl create --filename https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/master/contrib/config/kubernetes/dgraph-single/dgraph-single.yaml

```

At step [Overview - Dgraph](https://dgraph.io/docs/deploy/kubernetes/#test-single-server-setup)  
it asks me to run

```auto
kubectl port-forward pod/dgraph-0 8080:8080
kubectl port-forward pod/dgraph-0 8000:8000

```

For the second command, I got error

> kubectl port-forward pod/dgraph-0 --namespace=dgraph 8000:8000  
> Forwarding from 127.0.0.1:8000 → 8000  
> Forwarding from [::1]:8000 → 8000  
> Handling connection for 8000  
> E0722 08:08:16.362445 14604 portforward.go:400] an error occurred forwarding 8000 → 8000: error forwarding port 8000 to pod fb33342b921b5574640bb19deef6f50346310cdc457d5fcb9f7c386ed34c19dc, uid : failed to execute portforward in network namespace “/var/run/netns/cni-b2767f2f-481b-0fe7-2d4f-ebe18202627f”: failed to dial 8000: dial tcp4 127.0.0.1:8000: connect: connection refused

When I further check the Kubernetes file at  
[https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/master/contrib/config/kubernetes/dgraph-single/dgraph-single.yaml](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/master/contrib/config/kubernetes/dgraph-single/dgraph-single.yaml)

I didn’t find the port 8000 is being used inside.

I am wondering is the Kubernetes tutorial out-of-date? And what is correct way? Thanks!

## Dgraph metadata

Dgraph version: v21.03

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**Author:** ![iluminae](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/iluminae/32/7367_2.png) [@iluminae](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/iluminae)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/no-port-8000-in-the-dgraph-kubernetes-yaml-file/15041/2 "2021-07-22T15:23:41Z")

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You will find many issues on here pointing out documentation that has not been properly updated to remove ratel (the port 8000 website). In v21.03+ the recommended use of ratel is by using [play.dgraph.io](http://play.dgraph.io) and connecting to the http port on your alpha from there (often `http://127.0.0.1:8080` for those running this with port-forward or locally).

When ratel was included it just produced the same html,css,js that [play.dgraph.io](http://play.dgraph.io) gives you anyway so it is exactly the same as running locally - unless you are running in some sort of walled garden without access to the internet, which is very uncommon. In that case you can run your own ratel using the [ratel container](https://hub.docker.com/r/dgraph/ratel).

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**Author:** ![Hongbo-Miao](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/discuss.dgraph.io/hongbo-miao/32/9758_2.png) [@Hongbo-Miao](https://discuss.dgraph.io/u/Hongbo-Miao)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://discuss.dgraph.io/t/no-port-8000-in-the-dgraph-kubernetes-yaml-file/15041/3 "2021-07-22T15:35:58Z")

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Thanks @iluminae , it would be great to update the tutorial!  
I spent over a hour to figure out what happened… 😅  
It can also save the Dgraph team to answer these issues due to out-of-date tutorials 😀