clusterctl

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Install providers, generate and describe clusters, and move Cluster API objects with clusterctl. Upgrade, delete and other commands are left out.

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otty gui clusterctl

`clusterctl init`

Install providers

Install providersExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Infrastructure provider*

string

Target namespace

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Init with infrastructure

infrastructuretarget_namespace

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Infrastructure provider

e.g. aws or aws:v0.4.1.
string

--infrastructure

Core provider

string

--core

Bootstrap provider

string

--bootstrap

Control plane provider

string

--control-plane

Target namespace

string

--target-namespace

`clusterctl generate cluster`

Generate a cluster manifest

Generate a cluster manifestExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Cluster name*

string

Kubernetes version

string

Control plane machines

integer

Worker machines

integer

Infrastructure provider

string

Advanced

Template flavor

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Generate manifest

namekubernetes_versioncontrol_plane_countworker_countinfrastructureflavor

List variables

namelist_variablesinfrastructureflavor

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Cluster name

string · positional 0

Kubernetes version

string

--kubernetes-version

Control plane machines

integer

--control-plane-machine-count

Worker machines

integer

--worker-machine-count

Infrastructure provider

string

--infrastructure

Template flavor

string

--flavor

Template source

URL or local file path of a cluster template.
string

--from

Target namespace

string

--target-namespace

List template variables

boolean

--list-variables

`clusterctl describe cluster`

Describe a cluster

Describe a clusterExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Cluster name*

string

Show infrastructure and bootstrap objects

--echo

Show all conditions for kinds

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Describe

nameechoshow_conditions

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Cluster name

string · positional 0

Group identical machines

boolean

--grouping

Show infrastructure and bootstrap objects

boolean

--echo

Show all conditions for kinds

Comma separated kind or kind/name list.
string

--show-conditions

`clusterctl move`

Move Cluster API objects

Move Cluster API objectsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Target kubeconfig*

file

Namespace

string

Dry run set by task

--dry-run

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Preview a move

to_kubeconfignamespacedry_run

Move to another cluster

to_kubeconfignamespace

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Target kubeconfig

path

--to-kubeconfig

Namespace

string

--namespace

Export to directory

path

--to-directory

Import from directory

path

--from-directory

Dry run

boolean

--dry-run

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

clusterctl init --infrastructure aws --core flag, the --bootstrap flag or the --control-plane flags specify the target namespace by using the --target-namespace flag

help2026-10-27

cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io

help

clusterctl generate cluster my-cluster --kubernetes-version v1.28.0 --control-plane-machine-count=3 --worker-machine-count=3 > my-cluster.yaml --infrastructure aws:v0.4.1 --flavor high-availability --from https://foo.bar/my-template.yaml --target-namespace clusterctl generate cluster --list-variables flag

help2026-10-27

cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io

help

clusterctl describe cluster capi-quickstart By using --grouping=false, the user can force the visualization to show all the machines By using the --echo flag --show-conditions KubeadmControlPlane

help2026-10-27

cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io

help

clusterctl move --to-kubeconfig="path-to-target-kubeconfig.yaml" use the --namespace flag clusterctl move --to-directory and clusterctl move --from-directory With --dry-run option you can dry-run the move action

help2026-10-27

cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io

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