Prepare Kubernetes cluster

This document describes the required tasks to prepare your Kubernetes cluster for deploying StreamNative Platform. To perform these tasks, you must have the appropriate Kubernetes cluster-level permissions.

Create a Kubernetes namespace for StreamNative Platform

1. Create a Kubernetes namespace to deploy StreamNative Platform into:

   kubectl create namespace <k8s_namespace>
   

2. (Optional) Set the new namespace as the current namespace.

   kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=<k8s_namespace>
   

After setting the new namespace as the current namespace, you do not need to add the --namespace flag in the subsequent kubectl commands as the commands assume the current namespace.