Connect a Cluster

A new cluster can be connected to Loft through the UI or CLI:

UI

1. Go to the Clusters view using the menu on the left.
2. Click on the button at the very right.
3. In the drawer that appears from the right, give your cluster a name in the Display Name field. Optionally give a name for the underlying kubernetes resource in the Kubernetes Name (ID), or leave it empty to have it autogenerated for you. Then click on the button.
4. In this section, please provide a valid kubeconfig for your cluster and then click on the button.
5. Please wait until Loft installs the agent in your connected cluster.
6. Once successful, you may create a space / virtual cluster in the newly connected cluster by using the displayed Loft CLI command.
7. Click on the button to go to the Clusters view.

CLI

When connecting a cluster from the Loft CLI, you will need to provide a name for the cluster. This name will be used for the Cluster resource that gets created in Kubernetes. Optionally, you can use the display-name flag to specify a name for this cluster, when it gets displayed under the Clusters view in Loft.

loft connect cluster cluster-name --display-name [display-name]