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Cloud Adjacent Kubernetes Engine, is a simple tool used to deploy on-prem kubernetes and Rancher clusters.

What is the capv-bootstrap binary

The capv-bootstrap binary is an interactive CLI written in golang to automate bootstrapping a CAPv management cluster.

How to use it

Install

Fetch the latest binary release for your platform from the projects Github Release page

genconfig

capv-bootstrap genconfig

Takes user input and builds a config.yaml file that includes your VSphere endpoint credentials, and options for extra items to install.

deploy

capv-bootstrap deploy or capv-bootstrap deploy --config myconfig.yaml

Will deploy a management cluster on the specified VSphere cluster or if the --config option is omitted, then the tool will interactively create a config and initiate the deployment.

destroy

capb-bootstrap destroy --cluster-id xxx will destroy the cluster of the given id if it exists.