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Kubectl setup for administrators

Accessing Kubectl on your local computer with the Administrator role
As an Administrator, you can access kubectlon a local computer to a Kubernetes cluster with cluster-admin privileges to download and run kubeconfig.

Downloading kubeconfig

  1. 1.
    In the DuploCloud Portal, navigate to Administrators -> Infrastructure.
  2. 2.
    In the Name column, select the Infrastructure in which you want to set up kubectl.
  3. 3.
    Click the EKS (for AWS) tab, GKE (for GCP) tab, or the AKS (for Azure) tab.
  4. 4.
    Click Download Kube Config to download the kubeconfig file.
EKS tab with Download Kube Config button

Installing kubectl on your local computer

  1. 1.
    Use these tools to install kubectl locally.
  2. 2.
    Run these commands to enable kubectl to use the downloaded kubeconfig.
  • For Linux or macOS:
export KUBECONFIG=/home/duplo/duploinfra-INFRASTRUCTURE_NAME.yaml # INFRASTRUCTURE_NAME is your DuploCloud Infrastructure name.
  • For Windows:
setx KUBECONFIG "%USERPROFILE%\Downloads\duploinfra-INFRASTRUCTURE_NAME.yaml" # INFRASTRUCTURE_NAME is your DuploCloud Infrastructure name.