Installation

Before starting with installation, make sure you meet all the requirements.

Install Kubitect CLI tool

After all requirements are met, download the Kubitect command line tool.

curl -o kubitect.tar.gz -L https://dl.kubitect.io/linux/amd64/latest

Note

The download URL is a combination of the operating system type, system architecture and version of Kubitect (https://dl.kubitect.io/<os>/<arch>/<version>).

All releases can be found on GitHub release page.

Unpack tar.gz file.

tar -xzf kubitect.tar.gz

Install Kubitect command line tool by placing the Kubitect binary file in /usr/local/bin directory.

sudo mv kubitect /usr/local/bin/

Verify the installation by checking the Kubitect version.

kubitect --version

# kubitect version v2.1.0

Tip

If you are using Kubitect for the first time, we strongly recommend you to take a look at the getting started tutorial.

Enable shell autocomplete

To load completions in your current shell session (bash):

source <(kubitect completion bash)

To load completions for every new session, execute once:

kubitect completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/kubitect

Tip

For all supported shells run: kubitect completion -h

For shell specific instructions run: kubitect completion shell -h