port-forward $POD_NAME 9000 --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} Read more about port forwarding here: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_port-forward/ You can now access Minio server on http://localhost:9000. Follow the below steps to connect to Minio server with mc client: 1. Download the Minio mc client - https://docs.minio.io/docs/minio-client-quickstart-guide 2. export ACCESS_KEY=$(kubectl get secret {{ template "minio.secretName" . }} -o jsonpath="{.data.rootUser}" | base64 --decode)...