gcloud container clusters get-credentials

SafeConnect to GKE

gcloud container clusters get-credentials <cluster> --region <r>

Wires kubectl to a GKE cluster — the prerequisite step before any kubectl work.

Examples

gcloud container clusters get-credentials prod --region asia-northeast1Connect to a Tokyo cluster

Syntax

gcloud container clusters [get-credentials|list] [--region r]

Before you run it

Fetches credentials only.

Related commands

kubectl config use-contextSwitch cluster context
az aks get-credentialsConnect to AKS

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