---
title: Quick Start (10 min)
description: Provision your first cluster and connect kubectl.
---

This quick start gets you from zero to a running cluster, a kubeconfig, and a
join token.

The primary path uses the web console. The CLI path is beta and may change.

## Console (primary)

1) Create a cluster
   - Open the Noplane Console and go to **Managed Clusters**.
   - Select **New Tenant** to create a new cluster.
   - Choose the Kubernetes version and replicas, then submit.

2) Get your kubeconfig
   - In the cluster card, select **Kubeconfig**.
   - Copy to clipboard or download the file.

3) Create a join token and command
   - Open **Tokens** for the cluster.
   - Select **Create Token** and copy the token or join command.

4) Test the join token (optional)
   - Use the Kubernetes version shown in the cluster card.
   - Example dry run with Docker:

```bash
docker run --rm -it --entrypoint kubeadm \
  kindest/node:v1.31.0 \
  join crafty-antelope-v2.k8s.noplane.io:6443 \
  --token <token> \
  --discovery-token-ca-cert-hash sha256:<ca-hash> \
  --dry-run --ignore-preflight-errors=all \
  --v=5
```

5) Deploy a dummy app
   - Use `kubectl` to deploy a small workload (see the deploy guide).

## CLI (beta)

1) Create a cluster from the CLI.
2) Fetch kubeconfig from the CLI.
3) Create a join token and join command from the CLI.

The CLI is beta and its commands may change. Use the CLI reference for the
latest syntax.