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This guide walks you through creating your first Cluster, connecting to it, and running a Workload. For the full reference on each step, see Clusters and Node Pools.

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Prerequisites

1

Create a Cluster

Open the dashboard, select a project, and go to LKS in the sidebar. Click Create Cluster and set:
  • Location: the region where the Cluster runs.
  • Cluster name: 3-63 lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens, starting and ending with a letter or number.
  • Kubernetes version: the newest available version is selected by default.
  • Node Pools: add at least one Node Pool, choose a Plan, and set the number of Nodes.
Review the hourly price and click Create Cluster. Provisioning takes a few minutes. See Clusters and Node Pools for all options.
2

Connect with kubectl

Once the Cluster is Active, open its Overview tab. Under Cluster access, click Download kubeconfig.Point kubectl at the file and list your Nodes:
You should see your Nodes listed, all in the Ready state.
3

Deploy a Workload

Apply a small Deployment to confirm the Cluster runs your Workloads:
Check that the Pods are running:

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Next steps

  • Expose your Workload to the Internet with a LoadBalancer Service. See Exposing Workloads.
  • Add, scale, or tune worker capacity. See Node Pools.