Create a Kubernetes Cluster

Open Kubernetes in the Kubit panel. The cluster list shows each cluster's name, status, Kubernetes version, upgrade availability, machine-group count, and creation date. Select Create cluster to begin.

Enter the details shown in the panel:

• Cluster name: enter the part that follows the project prefix. Use only lowercase English letters, numbers, and hyphens. The complete name must be unique in the project and no longer than 63 characters.
• Kubernetes version: choose one of the available versions.
• Cilium version: choose a Cilium version from the panel.
• Pod IP range and Service IP range: both must be valid CIDRs, their host bits must be zero, and their prefix length must not be greater than /24. Keep the suggested values unless your network design requires otherwise. These ranges must not overlap networks that the cluster needs to reach.
• Subnet: choose a subnet belonging to the project. If none exists, create one with Create new subnet.
• Security group: choose the cluster firewall policy. If the required rules do not exist, use Manage security groups.

The cluster creator has full administrative access by default. You can use Users access and Groups access to select other people or groups that should administer the cluster. This is broad access, so add only trusted users and groups.

After completing the required fields, select Next step.

A machine group is a set of processing machines with the same image, template, disk size, and scheduling configuration. Create at least one machine group to provide workload capacity. You can create multiple groups when applications need different machine sizes or scheduling rules.

See Manage machine groups for details about these options.

Choose whether Cluster management by Kubit is enabled. Kubit's management components are installed in a managed cluster, and the cluster can be connected to a Kubchi project. A raw cluster is created without this management layer. Some add-ons depend on Kubit management.

Enable only the add-ons you need. Each add-on card shows its description, required configuration, and current dependencies. See Manage add-ons for more information.

Review the network ranges, machine-group quantity and size, estimated monthly cost, administrators, Kubit management, and add-ons. Select Edit to correct any section.

When everything is correct, select Confirm and create. The panel opens the new cluster overview while provisioning continues in the background and may take several minutes.