---
name: "kubeadm-init-phase-mark-control-plane"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kubeadm"
version: "1.37.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kubeadm-init-phase-mark-control-plane"
---

# kubeadm-init-phase-mark-control-plane(1)

Mark a node as a control-plane

Eric Paris Jan 2015

## NAME

kubeadm init phase mark-control-plane - Mark a node as a control-plane

## SYNOPSIS

**kubeadm init phase mark-control-plane** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Mark a node as a control-plane

## OPTIONS

**--config**=""\
 	Path to a kubeadm configuration file.

**--dry-run**=false\
 	Don't apply any changes; just output what would be done.

**--node-name**=""\
 	Specify the node name.

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--rootfs**=""\
 	The path to the 'real' host root filesystem. This will cause kubeadm to chroot into the provided path.

**--version**=false\
 	\--version, --version=raw prints version information and quits; --version=vX.Y.Z... sets the reported version

## EXAMPLE

```
  # Applies control-plane label and taint to the current node, functionally equivalent to what executed by kubeadm init.
  kubeadm init phase mark-control-plane --config config.yaml
  # Applies control-plane label and taint to a specific node
  kubeadm init phase mark-control-plane --node-name myNode
```

## SEE ALSO

**[kubeadm-init-phase(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase/1.md)**,

## HISTORY

January 2015, Originally compiled by Eric Paris (eparis at redhat dot com) based on the kubernetes source material, but hopefully they have been automatically generated since!