---

### 🛠 `nginx-hostpath-deployment.yaml`

```yaml
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: nginx-hostpath
  labels:
    app: nginx-hostpath
spec:
  replicas: 1
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: nginx-hostpath
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: nginx-hostpath
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: nginx
        image: nginx:1.25
        ports:
        - containerPort: 80
        volumeMounts:
        - name: html-volume
          mountPath: /usr/share/nginx/html
      volumes:
      - name: html-volume
        hostPath:
          path: /mnt/data
          type: DirectoryOrCreate

---

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: nginx-hostpath-service
spec:
  selector:
    app: nginx-hostpath
  type: NodePort
  ports:
  - port: 80
    targetPort: 80
    nodePort: 30080  # Optional; you can let K8s assign automatically
```

---

### ✅ To Apply:

```bash
kubectl apply -f nginx-hostpath-deployment.yaml
```



### ✅ What You Can Do Instead:

If you want the mount to run **in the background**, you can do this:

```bash
nohup minikube mount /home/harish/pod-data:/mnt/data --port=9090 &
```

- This runs it in the background.
- The process won’t stop if you close the terminal.
- Output will be written to `nohup.out` file.

You can check it's running:





```bash
ps aux | grep minikube
```




And to stop it later:





```bash
pkill -f "minikube mount"
```



Thanks for sharing that! The error means **Minikube’s mount service can't connect properly**, likely due to a **firewall or port issue** on your host machine. Let’s fix it.

---







### ✅ Fix Steps for Mounting Issue

#### 🔧 **1. Choose a Free Port (e.g., 9090) and Mount**

Try mounting with a specific port:

```bash
minikube mount /home/harish/pod-data:/mnt/data --port=9090
```

This sets a specific port that avoids possible conflicts.

---

#### 🔥 **2. (Optional) Allow Port in UFW (If UFW Firewall is Enabled)**

If you're using Ubuntu's UFW firewall, allow the mount port (e.g., 9090):

```bash
sudo ufw allow 9090
```

You can check firewall status with:

```bash
sudo ufw status
```

---

#### 💡 **3. If Still Failing — Try Running Minikube with Driver Info**

Sometimes drivers like Docker or VirtualBox block the mount.

Check the current driver:

```bash
minikube profile list
minikube config get driver
```

If you're using `docker`, make sure Docker daemon is active. If you're using `virtualbox`, it may require extra permission to mount.

---

#### 🧪 **4. As a Backup Plan: Use a Kubernetes PersistentVolume**

If `minikube mount` keeps failing, I can show you how to use a `PersistentVolume` using `hostPath` **from inside the Minikube VM** instead of mounting from your local machine. This is more reliable for testing.

Would you like to try that fallback? Or want to continue troubleshooting the mount?