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title: Installing and Configuring kubectl
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---
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<link rel="canonical" href="https://ranchermanager.docs.rancher.com/faq/install-and-configure-kubectl"/>
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</head>
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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.
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## Installation
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See [kubectl Installation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) for installation on your operating system.
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## Configuration
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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`.
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You can copy this file as `$HOME/.kube/config` or if you are working with multiple Kubernetes clusters, set the `KUBECONFIG` environmental variable to the path of `kube_config_cluster.yml`.
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```
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export KUBECONFIG=$(pwd)/kube_config_cluster.yml
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```
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Test your connectivity with `kubectl` and see if you can get the list of nodes back.
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```
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kubectl get nodes
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NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION
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165.227.114.63 Ready controlplane,etcd,worker 11m v1.10.1
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165.227.116.167 Ready controlplane,etcd,worker 11m v1.10.1
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165.227.127.226 Ready controlplane,etcd,worker 11m v1.10.1
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```
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