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Consul K8s CLI is a tool for quickly installing and interacting with Consul on Kubernetes. Consul K8s CLI is a tool for quickly installing and interacting with Consul on Kubernetes.
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# Consul K8s CLI Reference # Consul on Kubernetes CLI Reference
Consul K8s CLI is a tool for quickly installing and interacting with Consul on Kubernetes. The Consul on Kubernetes CLI, `consul-k8s`, is a tool for managing Consul
The Consul K8s CLI allows you to manage the lifecycle of Consul without requiring the usage of `Helm`, [Consul CLI](/commands/index), and `kubectl`. without requiring `Helm`, the [Consul CLI](/commands/index), or `kubectl`.
The Consul K8s CLI offers a Kubernetes native experience for managing Consul.
-> **Note**: For guidance on how to install the Consul K8s CLI, visit the [Installing the Consul K8s CLI](/docs/k8s/installation/install-cli) documentation. -> **Note**: For guidance on how to install `consul-k8s`, visit the
[Installing the Consul K8s CLI](/docs/k8s/installation/install-cli) documentation.
This topic describes the subcommands and available options for using Consul K8s CLI. This topic describes the subcommands and available options for using `consul-k8s`.
## Usage ## Usage
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You can use the following subcommands with `consul-k8s`. You can use the following subcommands with `consul-k8s`.
- [install](#install) - [`install`](#install)
- [uninstall](#uninstall) - [`proxy`](#proxy)
- [status](#status) - [`status`](#status)
- [upgrade](#upgrade) <sup>BETA</sup> - [`uninstall`](#uninstall)
- [version](#version) - [`upgrade`](#upgrade)
- [`version`](#version)
### `install` ### `install`
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$ consul-k8s install -preset=secure -namespace=myNS $ consul-k8s install -preset=secure -namespace=myNS
``` ```
The following example commands install Consul on Kubernetes using custom values, files, or strings that are set via flags. The underlying Consul-on-Kubernetes Helm chart uses the flags to customize the installation. The flags are comparable to the `helm install` [flags](https://helm.sh/docs/helm/helm_install/#helm-install). The following example commands install Consul on Kubernetes using custom values, files, or strings that are set via flags. The underlying Consul-on-Kubernetes Helm chart uses the flags to customize the installation. The flags are comparable to the `helm install` [flags](https://helm.sh/docs/helm/helm_install/#helm-install).
```shell-session ```shell-session
$ consul-k8s install -set key=value $ consul-k8s install -set key=value
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### `status` ### `status`
The `status` command provides an overall status summary of the Consul on Kubernetes installation. It also provides the config that was used to deploy Consul K8s and provides a quick glance at the health of both Consul servers and clients. This command does not take in any flags. The `status` command provides an overall status summary of the Consul on Kubernetes installation. It also provides the config that was used to deploy Consul K8s and provides a quick glance at the health of both Consul servers and clients. This command does not take in any flags.
```shell-session ```shell-session
$ consul-k8s status $ consul-k8s status
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### `upgrade` ### `upgrade`
-> The `consul-k8s upgrade` **subcommand is currently in beta**: This subcommand is not recommended for production environments. -> The `consul-k8s upgrade` **subcommand is currently in beta**: This subcommand is not recommended for production environments.
The `upgrade` command upgrades the Consul on Kubernetes components to the current version of the `consul-k8s` cli. Prior to running `consul-k8s upgrade`, the `consul-k8s` CLI should first be upgraded to the latest version as described [Upgrade the Consul K8s CLI](#upgrade-the-consul-k8s-cli) The `upgrade` command upgrades the Consul on Kubernetes components to the current version of the `consul-k8s` cli. Prior to running `consul-k8s upgrade`, the `consul-k8s` CLI should first be upgraded to the latest version as described [Upgrade the Consul K8s CLI](#upgrade-the-consul-k8s-cli)