# withKindContainerReference

- Module: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Kind](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.kind.md)
- Version: `13.5.1-beta.736`
- Kind: `method`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/tree/3ebe72753ae604ec3c9e343865740e6f8512e1b6)

Configures a container resource to reference the Kind cluster by bind-mounting the container-compatible kubeconfig, injecting environment variables, and connecting to the Kind container network.

## Definition

```typescript
interface ContainerResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  withKindContainerReference(kind: KindClusterResource): ContainerResource
}
```

## Parameters

- `kind` ([KindClusterResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.kind/kindclusterresource.md))

## Returns

`ContainerResource` `builder`

## Applies to

- [ContainerResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.kind/containerresource.md)
- [KubernetesAspireDashboardResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.kind/kubernetesaspiredashboardresource.md)