Access the cluster from the command line

Use command line tools like the Banzai CLI to manage the cluster.

Access the cluster with Banzai CLI 🔗︎

1. To download and install the Banzai CLI, run

   curl https://getpipeline.sh | sh
   

   See other installation methods.

2. Login to the cluster. Run

   banzai login --endpoint=<PIPELINE_HOSTNAME>/pipeline
   

3. Follow the on-screen instructions: log in to Pipeline in the browser, then grant access to the CLI.

4. Log in to the cluster. This command opens a subshell on your machine and sets the environment variables so you can use the kubectl command to run commands in the proper cluster context.

   banzai cluster shell --cluster-name=<CLUSTER-NAME> --organization=<ORGANIZATION_ID>
   

5. Verify that the connection is working. Run a kubectl command, for example:

   kubectl get nodes
   

• To use an access token, see the documentation.

Access the cluster without the Banzai CLI 🔗︎

1. On the Pipeline web interface, select Cluster Management > > Download to download the configuration file of the cluster (KUBECONFIG).

2. Set the Kubernetes context to the file saved in the previous step.

   export KUBECONFIG=~/<PATH-TO-THE-DOWNLOADED-FILE>/<FILENAME>
   

3. Verify that the connection is working. Run a kubectl command, for example:

   kubectl get nodes