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Connect to a Managed Kubernetes cluster

To get started with the cluster, configure kubectl.

For your information

We recommend performing all actions with cluster nodes, load balancers, and volumes only via kubectl.

After updating certificates for system components, reconnect to the cluster.

  1. Install the Kubernetes command-line client kubectl.

  2. In the control panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Managed Kubernetes.

  3. In the Clusters section, open the cluster page → tab Settings.

  4. If you are using a private kube API, check access to it. The IP address is specified in the Kube API field.

  5. Click Download kubeconfig. Downloading the kubeconfig file is unavailable if the cluster status is PENDING_CREATE, PENDING_ROTATE_CERTS, PENDING_DELETE or ERROR.

  6. Export the path to the kubeconfig file to the KUBECONFIG environment variable:

    export KUBECONFIG=<path>

    Specify <path> — the path to the kubeconfig file cluster_name.yaml, where <cluster_name> is the cluster name.

  7. Check if the configuration is correct — connect to the cluster via kubectl:

    kubectl get nodes

    Nodes must be in the Ready status.