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 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.version=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.enabled=true,infrastructure.azure.enabled=true  --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.namespace=capd-custom-ns,infrastructure.docker.version=v1.4.2,infrastructure.azure.namespace=capz-custom-ns,infrastructure.azure.version=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.version=v1.4.2 --set controlPlane.kubeadm.version=v1.4.2 --set bootstrap.kubeadm.version=v1.4.2  --set infrastructure.docker.version=v1.4.2  --wait --timeout 90s

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