NAME
kubeone-apply - Reconcile the cluster
SYNOPSIS
kubeone apply [flags]
DESCRIPTION
Reconcile (Install/Upgrade/Repair/Restore) Kubernetes cluster on pre-existing machines. MachineDeployments get initialized but won't get modified by default, see '--upgrade-machine-deployments'.
This command takes KubeOne manifest which contains information about hosts and how the cluster should be provisioned. It's possible to source information about hosts from Terraform output, using the '--tfjson' flag.
OPTIONS
-y, --auto-approve[=false]
auto approve plan
-b, --backup=""
path to where the PKI backup .tar.gz file should be placed (default: location of cluster config file)
--create-machine-deployments[=true]
create MachineDeployments objects
--force-install[=false]
use force to install new binary versions (!dangerous!)
--force-upgrade[=false]
force start upgrade process
-h, --help[=false]
help for apply
--no-init[=false]
don't initialize the cluster (only install binaries)
--prune-images[=false]
delete unused container images on control plane and static worker nodes
--rotate-encryption-key[=false]
rotate Encryption Provider encryption key
--upgrade-machine-deployments[=false]
upgrade MachineDeployments objects
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
-c, --credentials=""
File to source credentials and secrets from
-d, --debug[=false]
debug output with stacktrace
-l, --log-format="text"
format for logging
-m, --manifest="./kubeone.yaml"
Path to the KubeOne config
-t, --tfjson=""
Source for terraform output in JSON - to read from stdin. If path is a file, contents will be used. If path is a dictionary, terraform output -json is executed in this path
-v, --verbose[=false]
verbose output
EXAMPLE
kubeone apply -m mycluster.yaml -t terraformoutput.json
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
8-Feb-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra