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Workspace provider provisioning via CLI

  1. Install and authenticate the Coder CLI.

  2. Run the following to provision a new Kubernetes workspace provider (be sure to replace the placeholders as necessary):

    coder providers create kubernetes [name] --namespace=[namespace] --cluster-address=[clusterAddress]
    ParameterDescription
    nameThe name for the workspace provider you'd like provisioned
    namespaceThe namespace in which to provision workspaces.
    cluster-addressThe address of the Kubernetes control plane; find using kubectl cluster-info

    Example usage:

    coder providers create kubernetes my-provider --namespace=my-namespace --cluster-address=https://255.255.255.255`

    To create a new EC2 workspace provider:

    coder providers create ec2 [name] --access-key-id=[access-key-id] --secret-access-key=[secret-access-key]
    ParameterDescription
    nameThe name for the workspace provider you'd like provisioned
    access-key-idThe AWS access key associated with your account.
    secret-access-keyThe AWS region where the EC2 instances should be created.
    coder providers create ec2 my-provider --access-key-id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE --secret-access-key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY

    Run coder providers create <provider> --help for a full list of options available.

  3. Once you've provisioned the workspace provider, deploy it to your Kubernetes or EC2 cluster.