How to expose a service from minikube to be able to access it from another device in the same network?

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I've created a service inside minikube (expressjs API) running on my local machine, so when I launch the service using minikube service wedeliverapi --url I can access it from my browser with localhost:port/api

But I also want to access that service from another device so I can use my API from a flutter mobile application. How can I achieve this goal?

Does this answer your question? [Expose port in minikube](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40767164/expose-port-in-minikube) — Arun P Johny, Oct 29 '21 at 14:13
No brother I don't know if I explained what I want well but as the first image provided shows that I can access my service throw my browser but the thing is that I want to access it from another machine in the same network ! — Ali Ourag, Oct 29 '21 at 14:30
Which [driver](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/drivers/) do you use? Do you use MacOS or Linux..? — kkopczak, Nov 02 '21 at 18:06
I guess this is what you are looking for https://ngrok.com/. — Taha, Nov 03 '21 at 21:54
maybe I don't know ! but sounds amazing tool I'll give it a try — Ali Ourag, Nov 04 '21 at 15:41
hi @kkopczak the solution I fund is to install a reverse proxy using Nginx — Ali Ourag, Nov 08 '21 at 13:15

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 15 '21 at 16:17

Due to small amount of information and to clarify everything- I am posting a general Community wiki answer.

The solution to solve this problem was to use reverse proxy server. In this documentation is definiton what exactly is reverse proxy server .

A proxy server is a go‑between or intermediary server that forwards requests for content from multiple clients to different servers across the Internet. A reverse proxy server is a type of proxy server that typically sits behind the firewall in a private network and directs client requests to the appropriate backend server. A reverse proxy provides an additional level of abstraction and control to ensure the smooth flow of network traffic between clients and servers

Common uses for a reverse proxy server include:

Load balancing
Web acceleration
Security and anonymity

This is the guide where one can find basic configuration of a proxy server.

How to expose a service from minikube to be able to access it from another device in the same network?

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