---
title: vela cluster join
---

join managed cluster.

### Synopsis

join managed cluster by kubeconfig.

```
vela cluster join [KUBECONFIG] [flags]
```

### Examples

```
# Join cluster declared in my-child-cluster.kubeconfig
> vela cluster join my-child-cluster.kubeconfig --name example-cluster
```

### Options

```
      --create-namespace string   Specifies the namespace need to create in managedCluster (default "vela-system")
  -t, --engine string             Specify the cluster management engine. If empty, it will use cluster-gateway cluster management solution. Default to be empty. (default "cluster-gateway")
  -h, --help                      help for join
      --in-cluster-boostrap       If true, the registering managed cluster will use the internal endpoint prescribed in the hub cluster's configmap "kube-public/cluster-info to register "itself to the hub cluster. Otherwise use the original endpoint from the hub kubeconfig. (default true)
  -n, --name string               Specify the cluster name. If empty, it will use the cluster name in config file. Default to be empty.
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -y, --yes   Assume yes for all user prompts
```

### SEE ALSO

* [vela cluster](vela_cluster)	 - Manage Kubernetes Clusters

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