# The connection to the server localhost:8080 was refused

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/the-connection-to-the-server-localhost-8080-was-refused/10244>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 25, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/the-connection-to-the-server-localhost-8080-was-refused/10244 "2020-03-25T14:13:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/the-connection-to-the-server-localhost-8080-was-refused/10244/1 "2020-03-25T14:13:39Z")

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Any one help this issues while running below command am getting this error

kubectl create -f manifest.yml

The connection to the server localhost:8080 was refused - did you specify the right host or port?