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Connect a cluster to Calico Cloud

You can connect a cluster to Calico Cloud by generating a unique kubectl command in the Calico Cloud Manager UI and running it on your cluster.

Prerequisites​

  • You have an active Calico Cloud account. You can sign up for a 14-day free trial at calicocloud.io.
  • You are signed in to the Calico Cloud Manager UI as a user with the Owner, Admin, or DevOps role.
  • You have at least one cluster that meets our system requirements.
  • You have kubectl access to the cluster.

Connect a cluster to Calico Cloud​

  1. From the Managed Clusters page, click Connect Cluster.

  2. In the Connect a Cluster dialog, enter a Cluster Name and select a Cluster Type.

  3. (Optional) If you must install a specific older release, select the Calico Cloud version you want to install. We always recommend the latest version, which is installed by default.

  4. Click Connect to generate a unique kubectl command. Copy the command.

    Example of generated kubectl installation command
    kubectl apply -f https://installer.calicocloud.io/manifests/cc-operator/latest/deploy.yaml && curl -H "Authorization: Bearer mprcnz04t:9dav6eoag:s8w7xjslez1x1xkf6ds0h23miz5b1fw6phh9897d0n76e4pjfdekijowjv5lw9dd" "https://www.calicocloud.io/api/managed-cluster/deploy.yaml?version=v19.1.0" | kubectl apply -f -

  5. From a terminal, paste and run the command.

  6. On the Managed Clusters page, you should immediately see your cluster in the list of managed clusters. Monitor the status under Connection Status. When the status changes to Connected, installation is complete and your cluster is connected to Calico CLoud.

Additional resources​