Create a cluster - Container Service for Kubernetes - Alibaba Cloud Documentation Center

Creates a Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) cluster and adds the specified number of nodes to the cluster.

For more information about this command, see Create an ACK dedicated cluster and Create an ACK managed cluster.

API request and response formats

Request format

aliyun cs  POST /clusters --region=${regionId} --header "Content-Type=application/json" --body "$(cat create.json)"

Request parameters:

--region: The region where your cluster is hosted.
--header: You must set Content-Type to application/json.
--body: The content that is sent to the server. The content can be saved in a local file and must be in valid JSON format. The create.json file contains the following content:

Sample request:

Kubernetes cluster

{
    "cluster_type":"Kubernetes",
    "name":"webService",
    "region_id":"cn-beijing",
    "disable_rollback":true,
    "timeout_mins":60,
    "kubernetes_version":"1.14.8-aliyun.1",
    "snat_entry":true,
    "endpoint_public_access":true,
    "ssh_flags":true,
    "cloud_monitor_flags":true,
    "deletion_protection":false,
    "node_cidr_mask":"26",
    "proxy_mode":"ipvs",
    "tags":[],
    "addons":[{"name":"flannel"},{"name":"arms-prometheus"},{"name":"flexvolume"},{"name":"alicloud-disk-controller"},{"name":"logtail-ds","config":"{"IngressDashboardEnabled":"false"}"},{"name":"ack-node-problem-detector","config":"{"sls_project_name":""}"},{"name":"nginx-ingress-controller","config":"{"IngressSlbNetworkType":"internet"}"}],
    "os_type":"Linux",
    "platform":"CentOS",
    "node_port_range":"30000-32767",
    "key_pair":"sian-sshkey",
    "cpu_policy":"none",
    "master_count":3,
    "master_vswitch_ids":["vsw-2zete8s4qocqg0mf6****","vsw-2zete8s4qocqg0mf6****","vsw-2zete8s4qocqg0mf6****"],
    "master_instance_types":["ecs.n4.large","ecs.n4.large","ecs.n4.large"],
    "master_system_disk_category":"cloud_ssd",
    "master_system_disk_size":120,
    "runtime":{"name":"docker","version":"18.09.2"},
    "worker_instance_types":["ecs.i1.xlarge"],
    "num_of_nodes":1,
    "worker_system_disk_category":"cloud_efficiency",
    "worker_system_disk_size":120,
    "vpcid":"vpc-2zecuu62b9zw7a7q****",
    "worker_vswitch_ids":["vsw-2zete8s4qocqg0mf6****"],
    "container_cidr":"172.20.0.0/16",
    "service_cidr":"172.21.0.0/20"
}

Description of the sample request

If you create a cluster that uses the Terway plug-in, the pod_vswitch_ids parameter is required. 
{
    "cluster_type":"Kubernetes",
    "name":"webService-terway",
    "region_id":"cn-beijing",
    "disable_rollback":true,
    "timeout_mins":60,
    "kubernetes_version":"1.14.8-aliyun.1",
    "snat_entry":true,
    "endpoint_public_access":true,
    "ssh_flags":true,"cloud_monitor_flags":true,
    "deletion_protection":false,
    "proxy_mode":"ipvs",
    "tags":[],
    "addons":[{"name":"terway-eni"},{"name":"flexvolume"},{"name":"alicloud-disk-controller"},{"name":"logtail-ds","config":"{\"IngressDashboardEnabled\":\"false\"}"},{"name":"ack-node-problem-detector","config":"{\"sls_project_name\":\"\"}"},{"name":"nginx-ingress-controller","config":"{\"IngressSlbNetworkType\":\"internet\"}"}],
    "os_type":"Linux",
    "platform":"CentOS",
    "node_port_range":"30000-32767",
    "pod_vswitch_ids":["vsw-2zete8s4qocqg0mf6****"],
    "key_pair":"sian-sshkey",
    "cpu_policy":"none",
    "master_count":3,
    "master_vswitch_ids":["vsw-2zed90q9inwtuyfzd****","vsw-2zed90q9inwtuyfzd****","vsw-2zed90q9inwtuyfzd****"],
    "master_instance_types":["ecs.i1.4xlarge","ecs.i1.4xlarge","ecs.i1.4xlarge"],
    "master_system_disk_category":"cloud_ssd",
    "master_system_disk_size":120,
    "runtime":{"name":"docker","version":"18.09.2"},
    "worker_instance_types":["ecs.i1.4xlarge"],
    "num_of_nodes":1,
    "worker_system_disk_category":"cloud_efficiency",
    "worker_system_disk_size":120,
    "vpcid":"vpc-2zecuu62b9zw7a7qnn2tv",
    "worker_vswitch_ids":["vsw-2zed90q9inwtuyfzd****"],
    "is_enterprise_security_group":true,
    "service_cidr":"172.21.0.0/20"
}

Managed Kubernetes cluster

{
    "name":"amk-cluster",
    "cluster_type":"ManagedKubernetes",
    "disable_rollback":true,
    "timeout_mins":60,
    "kubernetes_version":"1.16.9-aliyun.1",
    "region_id":"cn-beijing",
    "snat_entry":true,
    "cloud_monitor_flags":true,
    "endpoint_public_access":true,
    "deletion_protection":true,
    "node_cidr_mask":"26",
    "proxy_mode":"ipvs",
    "tags":[
        {
            "key":"tier",
            "value":"backend"
        }
    ],
    "addons":[{"name":"flannel"},{"name":"csi-plugin"},{"name":"csi-provisioner"},{"name":"logtail-ds","config":"{\"IngressDashboardEnabled\":\"true\"}"},{"name":"ack-node-problem-detector","config":"{\"sls_project_name\":\"\"}"},{"name":"nginx-ingress-controller","config":"{\"IngressSlbNetworkType\":\"internet\"}"},{"name":"arms-prometheus"}],
    "os_type":"Linux",
    "platform":"CentOS",
    "runtime":{
        "name":"docker",
        "version":"19.03.5"
    },
    "worker_instance_types":[
        "ecs.i2.2xlarge"
    ],
    "num_of_nodes":3,
    "worker_system_disk_category":"cloud_efficiency",
    "worker_system_disk_size":120,
    "worker_data_disks":[
        {
            "category":"cloud_efficiency",
            "size":"40",
            "encrypted":"true",
            "auto_snapshot_policy_id":""
        }
    ],
    "worker_instance_charge_type":"PrePaid",
    "worker_period_unit":"Month",
    "worker_period":1,
    "worker_auto_renew":true,
    "worker_auto_renew_period":1,
    "vpcid":"vpc-2zemm8mo5rmdppgqm****",
    "container_cidr":"172.20.0.0/16",
    "service_cidr":"172.21.0.0/20",
    "vswitch_ids":[
        "vsw-2zej67xyhh61oqn7i****"
    ],
    "login_password":"Hello1234",
    "logging_type":"SLS",
    "cpu_policy":"none",
    "taints":[
        {
            "key":"key1",
            "value":"value1",
            "effect":"NoSchedule"
        }
    ],
    "security_group_id":"sg-2zeg3u73kkhtixda****"
}

ACK Serverless cluster

{
    "cluster_type":"Ask",
    "name":"ask-cluster",
    "kubernetes_version":"1.16.9-aliyun.1",
    "region_id":"cn-shenzhen",
    "endpoint_public_access":true,
    "private_zone":true,
    "tags":[
        {
            "key":"tier",
            "value":"frontend"
        }
    ],
    "deletion_protection":true,
    "addons":[
        {
            "name":"logtail-ds"
        }
    ],
    "zone_id":"cn-shenzhen-a",
    "vpc_id":"vpc-wz984yvbd6lck22z3****",
    "vswitch_ids":[
        "vsw-wz9uwxhawmtzg7u9h****"
    ],
    "logging_type":"SLS",
    "security_group_id":"sg-wz9b86l4s7nthi1k****"
}

Sample responses

{
    "cluster_id": "c61cf530524474386a7ab5a1c192****",
    "request_id": "348D4C9C-9105-4A1B-A86E-B58F0F875575",
    "task_id": "T-5ad724ab94a2b109e8000004"
}