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Connecting from the CLI

To use Testkube CLI with the Testkube Control Plane, you will need to create an API Token in the Testkube Dashboard (Read More) and set the CLI Context accordingly. The CLI will use this token to authenticate and gain access to corresponding Testkube resources and commands.

When the token is created, you're ready to change the Testkube CLI context using the testkube set context command, which is shown for your environments under the Environment General Settings tab:

Setting Context

Connecting Using kubeconfig Context​

If you want to connect to your Testkube instance directly (like you would do with kubectl), set the CLI Context to be kubeconfig-based:

testkube set context --kubeconfig