tldr/pages/common/doctl-kubernetes-cluster.md

# doctl kubernetes cluster

> Manage Kubernetes clusters and view configuration options relating to clusters.
> More information: <https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/kubernetes/cluster/>.

- Create a Kubernetes cluster:

`doctl {{[k|kubernetes]}} {{[c|cluster]}} {{[c|create]}} --count {{3}} --region {{nyc1}} --size {{s-1vcpu-2gb}} --version {{latest}} {{cluster_name}}`

- List all Kubernetes clusters:

`doctl {{[k|kubernetes]}} {{[c|cluster]}} {{[ls|list]}}`

- Fetch and save the kubeconfig:

`doctl {{[k|kubernetes]}} {{[c|cluster]}} {{[cfg|kubeconfig]}} {{[s|save]}} {{cluster_name}}`

- Check for available upgrades:

`doctl {{[k|kubernetes]}} {{[c|cluster]}} {{[gu|get-upgrades]}} {{cluster_name}}`

- Upgrade a cluster to a new Kubernetes version:

`doctl {{[k|kubernetes]}} {{[c|cluster]}} upgrade {{cluster_name}}`

- Delete a cluster:

`doctl {{[k|kubernetes]}} {{[c|cluster]}} {{[d|delete]}} {{cluster_name}}`