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microscopic-river-74022

09/22/2023, 2:01 PM

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microscopic-river-74022

09/22/2023, 2:01 PM

---------------------- The currently configured

kubectl

context can be used in Garden by specifying it in the

garden.yml

configuration file. Here's an example of how you can do this:

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yaml
apiVersion: garden.io/v1
kind: Project
environments:
- name: local
providers:
- name: local-kubernetes
  environments: [local]
  context: minikube

In this example,

minikube

is the currently configured

kubectl

context. Replace

minikube

with the name of your

kubectl

context. If you're using MicroK8s, you need to add the

microk8s

configuration to your

~/.kube/config

so that Garden knows how to access your cluster. You can do this by running the following commands:

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bash
microk8s config > $HOME/.kube/microk8s.config
export KUBECONFIG=$HOME/.kube/microk8s.config:${KUBECONFIG:-$HOME/.kube/config}

Then, add your user to the

microk8s

group:

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bash
sudo usermod -a -G microk8s $USER # or replace $USER with the desired user, if it's not the current user

For more information, you can refer to the Garden documentation () and MicroK8s installation guide (). ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

proud-river-11384

09/22/2023, 2:07 PM

kubectl is configured for a remote cluster, how can I get the garden project context to dynamically match it as it changes?

microscopic-river-74022

09/22/2023, 2:08 PM

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proud-river-11384

09/22/2023, 2:08 PM

@microscopic-river-74022 kubectl is configured for a remote cluster, how can I get the garden project context to dynamically match it as it changes?

microscopic-river-74022

09/22/2023, 2:09 PM

---------------------- To dynamically match the

kubectl

context as it changes, you can use environment variables in your

garden.yml

configuration file. Here's an example:

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yaml
apiVersion: garden.io/v1
kind: Project
environments:
- name: local
providers:
- name: local-kubernetes
  environments: [local]
  context: ${local.env.KUBECTL_CONTEXT}

In this example,

KUBECTL_CONTEXT

is an environment variable that contains the name of your

kubectl

context. You can set this environment variable in your shell before running Garden commands. Please note that Garden will choose the

kubectl

context that is configured as the current context in your

kubectl

configuration. If neither is set as the current context, the first available context is used. For more information, you can refer to the Garden documentation (). ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

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