---
name: "kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare"
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-join-phase-control-plane-prepare"
---

# kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare(1)

Prepare the machine for serving a control plane

Eric Paris Jan 2015

## NAME

kubeadm join phase control-plane-prepare - Prepare the machine for serving a control plane

## SYNOPSIS

**kubeadm join phase control-plane-prepare** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

Prepare the machine for serving a control plane

## 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

```
  # Prepares the machine for serving a control plane
  kubeadm join phase control-plane-prepare all
```

## SEE ALSO

**[kubeadm-join-phase(1)](/kubeadm-join-phase/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-all(1)](/kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-all/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-certs(1)](/kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-certs/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-control-plane(1)](/kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-control-plane/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-download-certs(1)](/kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-download-certs/1.md)**, **[kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-kubeconfig(1)](/kubeadm-join-phase-control-plane-prepare-kubeconfig/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!