ctlptl_create_cluster.md

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ctlptl create cluster

Create a cluster with the given local Kubernetes product

ctlptl create cluster [product] [flags]

Examples

  ctlptl create cluster docker-desktop
  ctlptl create cluster kind --registry=ctlptl-registry

Options

      --allow-missing-template-keys         If true, ignore any errors in templates when a field or map key is missing in the template. Only applies to golang and jsonpath output formats. (default true)
  -h, --help                                help for cluster
      --kubernetes-version string           Sets the kubernetes version for the cluster, if possible
      --min-cpus int                        Sets the minimum CPUs for the cluster
      --minikube-container-runtime string   Minikube container runtime (only applicable to a minikube cluster)
      --minikube-extra-configs strings      Minikube extra configs (only applicable to a minikube cluster)
      --minikube-start-flags strings        Minikube extra start flags (only applicable to a minikube cluster)
      --name string                         Names the context. If not specified, uses the default cluster name for this Kubernetes product
  -o, --output string                       Output format. One of: (json, yaml, kyaml, name, go-template, go-template-file, template, templatefile, jsonpath, jsonpath-as-json, jsonpath-file).
      --registry string                     Connect the cluster to the named registry
      --show-managed-fields                 If true, keep the managedFields when printing objects in JSON or YAML format.
      --template string                     Template string or path to template file to use when -o=go-template, -o=go-template-file. The template format is golang templates [http://golang.org/pkg/text/template/#pkg-overview].

SEE ALSO

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