Download Kubeconfig

A kubeconfig file is used to configure access to Kubernetes.

Public Node Pools

You can download the kubeconfig file:

• Using configuration management tools

• Using Kubernetes Manager

Using configuration management tools

You can download the kubeconfig file using configuration management tools such as IonosCTL CLI, Ansible, and Terraform. Following are a few options to retrieve the kubeconfig files.

Tool	Parameter Reference	Description
IonosCTL CLI	K8s Cluster Id	You can retrieve the kubeconfig file and save it using a single command from IonosCTL CLI. For more information, see example. ionosctl k8s kubeconfig get --cluster-id CLUSTER_ID
Ansible	k8s_cluster config_file	You can retrieve the kubeconfig by specifying the kubeconfig parameter in the Ansible YAML file. For more information, see Kubernetes configuration.
Terraform	filename	You can interact with the kubeconfig resources by providing proper configurations. For more information, see Example of dumping the kubeconfig raw data into a yaml file.

Note: If you do not want to use any tools like IonosCTL CLI, Ansible, or Terraform, you can retrieve the kubeconfig file directly from the Get Kubernetes Configuration File API using tools like cURL or Wget.

Using Kubernetes Manager

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

2. In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster from the cluster list.

3. In the Cluster Settings tab, select either kubeconfig.yaml or kubeconfig.json from the drop-down list to download the kubeconfig file.

Download Kubeconfig file using the Kubernetes Manager

4. Alternatively, you can also select the Kubernetes element in the Workspace and download the kubeconfig file in the Inspector pane.

Download Kubeconfig file using the Inspector pane

Result: The kubeconfig file is successfully downloaded.

Private Node Pools

You can download the kubeconfig file:

• Using configuration management tools

• Using Kubernetes Manager

Using configuration management tools

You can download the kubeconfig file using configuration management tools such as IonosCTL CLI, Ansible, and Terraform. Following are a few options to retrieve the kubeconfig files.

Tool	Parameter Reference	Description
IonosCTL CLI	K8s Cluster Id	You can retrieve the kubeconfig file and save it using a single command from IonosCTL CLI. For more information, see example. ionosctl k8s kubeconfig get --cluster-id CLUSTER_ID
Ansible	k8s_cluster config_file	You can retrieve the kubeconfig by specifying the kubeconfig parameter in the Ansible YAML file. For more information, see Kubernetes configuration.
Terraform	filename	You can interact with the kubeconfig resources by providing proper configurations. For more information, see Example of dumping the kubeconfig raw data into a yaml file.

Note: If you do not want to use any tools like IonosCTL CLI, Ansible, or Terraform, you can retrieve the kubeconfig file directly from the Get Kubernetes Configuration File API using tools like cURL or Wget.

Using Kubernetes Manager

To download the kubeconfig file using Kubernetes Manager, follow these steps:

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Containers > Managed Kubernetes.

2. In Kubernetes Manager, select a cluster from the cluster list.

3. In the Cluster Settings tab, select either kubeconfig.yaml or kubeconfig.json from the drop-down list to download the kubeconfig file.

Download Kubeconfig file using the Kubernetes Manager

4. Alternatively, you can also select the Kubernetes element in the Workspace and download the kubeconfig file in the Inspector pane.

Download Kubeconfig file using the Inspector pane

Result: The kubeconfig file is successfully downloaded.

Note: Only administrators can retrieve the kubeconfig file without a node pool. All other users need to create a node pool first.