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<link rel="canonical" href="https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/install-and-configure-kubectl"/>
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`kubectl` is a CLI utility for running commands against Kubernetes clusters. It's required for many maintenance and administrative tasks in Rancher 2.x.
### Installation
See [kubectl Installation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) for installation on your operating system.
### Configuration
When you create a Kubernetes cluster with RKE, RKE creates a `kube_config_cluster.yml` in the local directory that contains credentials to connect to your new cluster with tools like `kubectl` or `helm`.
You can copy this file as `$HOME/.kube/config` or if you are working with multiple Kubernetes clusters, set the `KUBECONFIG` environmental variable to the path of `kube_config_cluster.yml`.
```
export KUBECONFIG=$(pwd)/kube_config_cluster.yml
```
Test your connectivity with `kubectl` and see if you can get the list of nodes back.
```
kubectl get nodes
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION
165.227.114.63 Ready controlplane,etcd,worker 11m v1.10.1
165.227.116.167 Ready controlplane,etcd,worker 11m v1.10.1
165.227.127.226 Ready controlplane,etcd,worker 11m v1.10.1
```