I m getting a request error when I try to `prefect auth logi

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I m getting a request error when I try to `prefect auth login t my generated token` ```requests exceptions HTTPError 400 Client Error Bad Request for url <http localhost 4200 graphql alpha>``` has anyone else ran into this The server start up brought up all services just fine

josh · Answer

Hey < Adisun Wheelock> you only have to call login when using Prefect Cloud smile

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

yeah i was playing around with prefect cloud lol More specifically i want to test out prefect kubernetes integration

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

I saw a lot of the kubernetes operators required prefect cloud Did i interpret that wrong

josh · Answer

Awesome You can easily switch between using Cloud and the Core server as your backend by running ```$ prefect backend server OR $ prefect backend cloud```

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

ahh ok thanks

josh · Answer

Hmm which operators are you referring to

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

sorry i think i read tasks incorrectly

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

i m actually referring to this tutorial

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

and saw the `Cloud` tag

josh · Answer

Oh that should be updated thanks for pointing that out The warning should be updated to match the one on here <https docs prefect io orchestration agents kubernetes html>

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

there we go thank you

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

< josh> do I need to use prefect cloud if i want to integrate kubernetes and prefect The document you sent keeps referring to prefect cloud and im seeing this in my pod logs `prefect utilities exceptions AuthorizationError Provided token does not have a RUNNER scope `

josh · Answer

By pod logs do you mean the k8s agent or a flow using k8s

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

and running this `prefect auth create token n my runner token r RUNNER` i get error ```requests exceptions HTTPError 400 Client Error Bad Request for url <https api prefect io graphql alpha>```

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

no i mean `kubectl logs pod name`

josh · Answer

Did you log in to cloud prior to trying to create that token

josh · Answer

With `prefect auth login`

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

i did yeah that worked

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

but looks like i dont need cloud I was just able to get it to work but going thru the tutorial again

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

i exported my token so i think i got myself into a state where kubernetes tried using that token

josh · Answer

Ah that could do it You don t need cloud per se but if you are using the Core server then you have to host it somewhere where Kubernetes can access the endpoint

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

i m getting an API token not found error in the agent pod logs now confused

josh · Answer

Not found when trying to use the agent against the core server or against cloud

Adisun Wheelock · Answer

core server i ran this command ```prefect agent install kubernetes | kubectl apply f ```

josh · Answer

Yeah I know why this isn t working There isn t a way to actually set the backend on that command I m working on a PR now to fix that In the meantime you should take the output of the `prefect agent install kubernetes` command and add the following env var ``` name PREFECT BACKEND value server ```