Command line access¶

This guide shows you how to set up command line tools for accessing NAIS clusters

Setup¶

0. Prerequisites¶

naisdevice installed
nais-cli installed

1. Install gcloud¶

Follow Googles instructions on how to install Gcloud for your OS

2. Install kubectl¶

Follow the instruction to install kubectl for your OS

3. Authenticate using gcloud¶

gcloud auth login --update-adc

This will open your browser. Follow the instructions to authenticate using the email from your organization. When successfully authenticated, you will be shown "You are now authenitcated with the gcloud CLI!" in your browser. You can now close the browser window.

4. Generate kubeconfig file¶

Use nais-cli to generate the kubeconfig file that grants access to the NAIS clusters.

nais kubeconfig

A successful run will output how many clusters and where the kubeconfig file is written to.

5. Verify access¶

kubectl --context '<MY-ENV>' get ns

If you are unsure about which clusters are available, you can list them with:

kubectl config get-clusters

If you experience any issues, please refer to the troubleshooting guide.