Provision a new Kubernetes environment from Portainer
Portainer supports the provisioning of new Kubernetes environments on select cloud providers directly from within the interface, allowing you to spin up a new cloud Kubernetes environment and deploy the Portainer Agent with a few clicks.
This feature is only available in Portainer Business Edition.
We currently support the following cloud providers:
To get started, select Environments from the left hand menu then click Add Environment. Select the KaaS option.
Civo
Select the Civo option from the list of providers, then set a name for your cluster. If you haven't already provided your Civo API token, paste it into the API key field and click Save.
You can retrieve your Civo API token by logging into the Civo dashboard, expanding the Settings menu and selecting Profile, then the Security tab.
Select your cluster options from the fields below.
| Field/Option | Overview |
|---|---|
Region | Select the region to deploy your cluster in. |
Node size | Select the size of the individual nodes in your cluster. |
Node count | Enter the number of nodes to provision in your cluster. |
Network ID | Select the network to add your cluster to. |
Kubernetes version | Select the version of Kubernetes you want to deploy on your cluster. |
Once you have made your selections, click Provision environment to begin the provision. You will be returned to the Environments page which will display the status of the provision.
Linode
Select the Linode option from the list of providers, then set a name for your cluster. If you haven't already provided your Linode API token, paste it into the API key field and click Save.
You can retrieve your Linode API token by logging into the Linode dashboard, clicking your account name in the top right and selecting API Tokens. Click Create a Personal Access Token, give it a label and set an expiry. The Portainer provisioning functionality only requires Read/Write for the Kubernetes option, so disable the rest.
Select your cluster options from the fields below.
| Field/Option | Overview |
|---|---|
Region | Select the region to deploy your cluster in. |
Node size | Select the size of the individual nodes in your cluster. |
Node count | Enter the number of nodes to provision in your cluster. |
Kubernetes version | Select the version of Kubernetes you want to deploy on your cluster. |
Once you have made your selections, click Provision environment to begin the provision. You will be returned to the Environments page which will display the status of the provision.
DigitalOcean
Select the DigitalOcean option from the list of providers, then set a name for your cluster. If you haven't already provided your DigitalOcean API token, paste it into the API key field and click Save.
You can retrieve your DigitalOcean API token by logging into the DigitalOcean dashboard and selecting API at the bottom left. Click Generate New Token, enter a token name and an expiration time, and ensure that both Read and Write scopes are ticked.
Select your cluster options from the fields below.
| Field/Option | Overview |
|---|---|
Region | Select the region to deploy your cluster in. |
Node size | Select the size of the individual nodes in your cluster. |
Node count | Enter the number of nodes to provision in your cluster. |
Kubernetes version | Select the version of Kubernetes you want to deploy on your cluster. |
Once you have made your selections, click Provision environment to begin the provision. You will be returned to the Environments page which will display the status of the provision.
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