In order to use the renderer links in the minikube environment I need to update my hosts with the minikube IP for the actual paws links:
192.168.49.2 public.paws.wmcloud.org 192.168.49.2 paws.wmcloud.org 192.168.49.2 hub.paws.wmcloud.org
Which allows me to access something like https://public.paws.wmcloud.org/User:VRook_(WMF)/untitled.md
This would be better if it didn't require a special update of hosts that prevents access to the production paws.