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Version: 2.3

Virtual Cluster Templates

Loft allows you to create templates for virtual clusters. Virtual cluster templates are optional templates that a user can choose to apply when creating a virtual cluster.

Common use cases for virtual cluster templates may be:

  • Adding development tooling to a virtual cluster
  • Deploying pre-populated databases with test data
  • Equipping new virtual clusters with optional credentials, CRDs, etc.

Working with Virtual Cluster Templates​

1. Create Virtual Cluster Template
  1. Go to the Virtual Clusters view using the menu on the left
  2. Switch to the Virtual Cluster Templates tab
  3. Click the button to create a new virtual cluster template
  4. In the drawer that appears on the right, use the field Display Name to specify a Name for your virtual cluster template
  5. Specify any of these options: labels, annotations, virtual cluster version, helm values and apps to deployed
  6. Expand the Space Template section to specify which Space Template should be applied for the underlying host namespace if being created as part of the virtual clusters creation process
  7. On the very bottom, click on the button to create this virtual cluster template
2. Create Virtual Cluster Based On Template

To use a virtual cluster template to create a virtual cluster using Loft CLI, run:

loft create vcluster [vcluster-name] --template [template-name]
Kube-Context

Running loft create vcluster will automatically add a kube-context to your kube-config file, so you can immediately run kubectl commands right after creating a virtual cluster.

Configuration​

Metadata​

Display Name​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.displayName (type: string)

Kubernetes Name​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 metadata.name (type: string)

Description​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.description (type: string)

Labels​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 metadata.labels (type: map[string]string)

Annotations​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 metadata.annotations (type: map[string]string)

Template For Virtual Clusters​

Labels​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.template.metadata.labels (type: map[string]string)

Annotations​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.template.metadata.annotations (type: map[string]string)

Version​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.template.helmRelease.chart.version (type: string)

Helm Values​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.template.helmRelease.values (type: {})

Apps​

Namespaces For Apps​

Space Template​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.spaceTemplateRef (type: string)

Access To Virtual Cluster Template​

JSONPath in VirtualClusterTemplate CRD:
 spec.access (type: Access[])