doctl kubernetes
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Aliases
kube, k8s, kDescription
The commands under doctl kubernetes are for managing Kubernetes clusters and viewing configuration options relating to clusters.
A typical workflow is to use doctl kubernetes cluster create to create the cluster on DigitalOcean’s infrastructure, then call doctl kubernetes cluster kubeconfig to configure kubectl to connect to the cluster. You are then able to use kubectl to create and manage workloads.
The commands under doctl kubernetes options retrieve values used while creating clusters, such as the list of regions where cluster creation is supported.
Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl | doctl is a command line interface (CLI) for the DigitalOcean API. |
| doctl kubernetes 1-click | Display commands that pertain to kubernetes 1-click applications |
| doctl kubernetes cluster | Display commands for managing Kubernetes clusters |
| doctl kubernetes options | List possible option values for use inside Kubernetes commands |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |