Civo

Obtaining Civo Credentials

1. Access API Settings

Navigate to your Civo dashboard settings:

2. Open Profile Settings

Select your profile section:

3. Generate API Key

Access the API keys section and create or copy your API token:

Authentication Methods

Environment Variables

Set your Civo API token:

export CIVO_TOKEN=""

Command Line Interface

Use the ksctl credential manager:

ksctl cred

Available Cluster Types

High Availability (HA) Clusters

Self-managed clusters with the following components:

• Distributed etcd database instances
• HAProxy load balancer for control plane high availability
• Multiple control plane nodes
• Worker nodes

Bootstrap options:

• k3s (lightweight Kubernetes distribution)
• kubeadm (official Kubernetes bootstrap tool)

Civo Kubernetes Service (CKS)

Fully managed Kubernetes service by Civo.

Cluster Management Features

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All CLI commands mentioned in this documentation have detailed explanations in our command reference guide.