Basic command examples

Here are some common tasks for your Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) clusters you can perform with the Linode CLI.

List clusters

Run this command to list all of the available Kubernetes clusters on your account:

linode-cli lke clusters-list

Create a Kubernetes cluster

The system creates the cluster asynchronously. You can use the events system to determine when the cluster is ready to use:

linode-cli lke cluster-create \
  --label cluster12345 \
  --region us-central \
  --k8s_version 1.16 \
  --node_pools.type g6-standard-4 --node_pools.count 6 \
  --node_pools.type g6-standard-8 --node_pools.count 3 \
  --tags ecomm

Update a Kubernetes cluster

linode-cli lke cluster-update $cluster_id \
  --label lkecluster54321 \
  --tags ecomm \
  --tags blog \
  --tags prod \
  --tags monitoring

Delete a cluster

You needread_write permission to the target cluster.

linode-cli lke cluster-delete $cluster_id

List active node pools

Run this command to view all of the active nodes on a specific Kubernetes cluster:

linode-cli lke pools-list $cluster_id

Create a node pool

Run this command to create a new node pool on a specific Kubernetes cluster:

linode-cli lke pool-create $cluster_id \
  --type g6-standard-4 \
  --count 6

Update a node pool

Run this command to update a node pool in a specific Kubernetes cluster. When a node pool's count is changed, the system replaces the nodes in that pool in a rolling fashion.

linode-cli lke pool-update $cluster_id $pool_id \
  --count 6

Delete a node pool

Run this command to delete a specific node pool from a specific Kubernetes cluster:

linode-cli lke pool-delete $cluster_id $pool_id

View the Kubeconfig file

Run this command to view the kubeconfig file on a specific Kubernetes cluster:

linode-cli lke kubeconfig-view $cluster_id

Other actions are available. Use linode-cli lke --help for a complete list.