Update Whisker access for HTTPS on port 8443 - #2909
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Whisker now serves HTTPS on port 8443 instead of HTTP on 8081. Update the port-forward commands and URLs, and note the self-signed certificate warning. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates Calico Open Source vNext documentation to reflect that Whisker now serves HTTPS on port 8443 (instead of HTTP on 8081), aligning the “next” docs with the upstream product change.
Changes:
- Update
kubectl port-forwardexamples from8081:8081to8443:8443. - Update browser URL instructions to
https://localhost:8443. - Add a brief note explaining the expected browser warning due to Whisker’s self-signed certificate.
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| File | Description |
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| calico/observability/view-flow-logs.mdx | Updates Whisker port-forward and access URL instructions to HTTPS on 8443 and documents the self-signed cert warning. |
| calico/getting-started/kubernetes/quickstart.mdx | Updates the Quickstart Whisker access steps to use HTTPS on 8443 with an explanatory certificate-warning note. |
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Product Version(s):
Calico Open Source vNext (master / next release only — the change ships with projectcalico/calico#13436)
Issue:
projectcalico/calico#13436 and tigera/operator#5140 (both merged): Whisker now serves HTTPS on port 8443 instead of HTTP on 8081.
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SME review:
DOCS review:
Additional information:
Updates the two pages in the latest (next) docs tree that carry Whisker port-forward instructions:
calico/observability/view-flow-logs.mdxcalico/getting-started/kubernetes/quickstart.mdxChanges: the port-forward command moves to
8443:8443, the URL becomeshttps://localhost:8443, and a note explains the self-signed certificate warning. Versioned docs are untouched — released versions still serve HTTP on 8081.🤖 Generated with Claude Code