Reference

kubeone-init(1)

init new kubeone cluster configuration

NAME

kubeone-init - init new kubeone cluster configuration

SYNOPSIS

kubeone init [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Initialize new KubeOne + terraform configuration for chosen provider.

OPTIONS

--cluster-name=""
name of the cluster

-h, --help[=false]
help for init

-i, --interactive[=false]
run command in the interactive mode

--kubernetes-version="v1.34.3"
kubernetes version

--path="."
path where to write files

--provider="none"
provider to initialize, possible values: aws, azure, digitalocean, equinixmetal, gce, hetzner, none, nutanix, openstack, vmware-cloud-director, vsphere, vsphere/flatcar

--terraform[=true]
generate terraform config

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 init --provider aws

SEE ALSO

kubeone(1)

HISTORY

8-Feb-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra