Bootstrap Cluster and Set Up kubectl

Point talosctl at the node, then bootstrap:

talosctl --talosconfig=./talosconfig config endpoints $CONTROL_PLANE_IP
talosctl bootstrap --nodes $CONTROL_PLANE_IP --talosconfig=./talosconfig

• ./talosconfig is the client configuration file generated in Generate and Apply Cluster Configuration.
• CONTROL_PLANE_IP is the IP address of the installed Talos node (the same address the maintenance environment had before installation).

Note

Run talosctl bootstrap only once, against a single control plane node. Bootstrap initializes the cluster and will fail if it has already been performed.

Verify cluster health:

talosctl --nodes $CONTROL_PLANE_IP --talosconfig=./talosconfig health

Various components should report as OK, and the control plane node should be Healthy.

Set up kubectl Access

Generate a kubeconfig for the cluster. To keep it separate from any existing cluster configuration:

talosctl kubeconfig pextra-kubeconfig --nodes $CONTROL_PLANE_IP --talosconfig=./talosconfig
export KUBECONFIG=./pextra-kubeconfig

Confirm the node is registered:

kubectl get nodes

You should see your node listed as Ready.