Using Helm Charts

Alternatively, you can install the Cluster API operator using Helm charts:

helm repo add capi-operator https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/cluster-api-operator
helm repo update
helm install capi-operator capi-operator/cluster-api-operator --create-namespace -n capi-operator-system

Installing cert-manager using Helm chart

CAPI operator Helm chart supports provisioning of cert-manager as a dependency. It is disabled by default, but you can enable it with --set cert-manager.enabled=true option to helm install command or inside of cert-manager section in values.yaml file. Additionally you can define other parameters provided by the cert-manager chart.

Installing providers using Helm chart

The operator Helm chart supports a "quickstart" option for bootstrapping a management cluster. The user experience is relatively similar to clusterctl init:

helm install capi-operator capi-operator/cluster-api-operator --create-namespace -n capi-operator-system --set infrastructure=docker:v1.4.2  --wait --timeout 90s # core Cluster API with kubeadm bootstrap and control plane providers will also be installed

helm install capi-operator capi-operator/cluster-api-operator --create-namespace -n capi-operator-system —set infrastructure="docker;azure"  --wait --timeout 90s # core Cluster API with kubeadm bootstrap and control plane providers will also be installed

helm install capi-operator capi-operator/cluster-api-operator --create-namespace -n capi-operator-system —set infrastructure="capd-custom-ns:docker:v1.4.2;capz-custom-ns:azure:v1.10.0"  --wait --timeout 90s # core Cluster API with kubeadm bootstrap and control plane providers will also be installed

helm install capi-operator capi-operator/cluster-api-operator --create-namespace -n capi-operator-system --set core=cluster-api:v1.4.2 --set controlPlane=kubeadm:v1.4.2 --set bootstrap=kubeadm:v1.4.2  --set infrastructure=docker:v1.4.2  --wait --timeout 90s

For more complex operations, please refer to our API documentation.