Kubernetes and KUBECONFIG

• Example 1, KUBECONFIG
• Example 2, –kubeconfig
• Reference

By default, kubectl looks for a file named config in the $HOME/.kube directory. You can specify other kubeconfig files by setting the KUBECONFIG environment variable or by setting the –kubeconfig flag.

To set an alternative kubectl config path set the KUBECONFIG environment variable or set the –kubeconfig flag.

Example 1, KUBECONFIG

export KUBECONFIG=~/path/to/kubeconfig.yaml
kubectl get nodes

Example 2, –kubeconfig

kubectl get nodes --kubeconfig ~/path/to/kubeconfig.yaml

Reference

• Organizing Cluster Access Using kubeconfig Files