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Install the KOTS CLI

The KOTS CLI is a kubectl plugin that helps to configure and build dynamic Kubernetes manifests.

The Kots CLI also serves as the bootstrapper for the in-cluster Kubernetes application Admin Console kotsadm which can be used to automate the core Kots CLI tasks for managing applications (license verification, configuration, updates, image renaming, version controlling changes, and deployment) as well as additional KOTS tasks (running preflight checks and performing support bundle analysis).

Install KOTS CLI​

   curl https://kots.io/install | bash

Confirm the installation was successful with either one of the following commands:

$ kubectl kots version
Replicated KOTS 1.88.0
$ oc kots version
Replicated KOTS 1.88.0

The version needed for each SettleMint Platform will be specified in the Download Portal.

See here for all KOTS releases.

To install KOTS manually

  1. Download the latest release for your operating system from here

  2. Unpack the release.

  3. Rename the kots executable kubectl-kots (or oc-kots)

  4. Copy the renamed kubectl-kots (or oc-kots) to anywhere on the PATH.