---
name: "kubeadm-init-phase"
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"
---

# kubeadm-init-phase(1)

Use this command to invoke single phase of the "init" workflow

Eric Paris Jan 2015

## NAME

kubeadm init phase - Use this command to invoke single phase of the "init" workflow

## SYNOPSIS

**kubeadm init phase** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Use this command to invoke single phase of the "init" workflow

## 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

## SEE ALSO

**[kubeadm-init(1)](/kubeadm-init/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-addon(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-addon/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-bootstrap-token(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-bootstrap-token/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-certs(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-certs/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-control-plane(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-control-plane/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-etcd(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-etcd/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-kubeconfig(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-kubeconfig/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-kubelet-finalize(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-kubelet-finalize/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-kubelet-start(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-kubelet-start/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-mark-control-plane(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-mark-control-plane/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-preflight(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-preflight/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-show-join-command(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-show-join-command/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-upload-certs(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-upload-certs/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-upload-config(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-upload-config/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-init-phase-wait-control-plane(1)](/kubeadm-init-phase-wait-control-plane/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!