Link generate command¶

skupper link generate [options]

Generate a new link resource as a YAML output, unless explicitly specified otherwise using the --output flag. The resultant output needs to be applied in the site in which we want to create the link.

Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Linux
Waits for	Site resource ready

Examples¶

# Generate a Link resource and print it to the console
$ skupper link generate
apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
kind: Link
metadata:
  name: south-ac619
spec:
  endpoints:
    - group: skupper-router-1
      host: 10.97.161.185
      name: inter-router
      port: "55671"
    - group: skupper-router-1
      host: 10.97.161.185
      name: edge
      port: "45671"
  tlsCredentials: south-ac619
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
type: kubernetes.io/tls
metadata:
  name: south-ac619
data:
  ca.crt: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSURKekNDQWcrZ0F3SUJB [...]
  tls.crt: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSURORENDQWh5Z0F3SUJ [...]
  tls.key: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBSU0EgUFJJVkFURSBLRVktLS0tLQpNSUlFb3dJQkFBS0N [...]

# Generate a Link resource and direct the output to a file
$ skupper link generate > link.yaml

Primary options¶

--cost

the configured "expense" of sending traffic over the link. (default "1")

Default	`"1"`

--generate-credential

boolean

generate the necessary credentials to create the link (default true)

Default	`true`

--help

boolean

help for generate -o, --output string print resources to the console instead of submitting them to the Skupper controller. Choices: json, yaml (default "yaml")

Default	`"yaml"`

--timeout

raise an error if the operation does not complete in the given period of time (expressed in seconds). (default 1m0s)

Default	`1m0s`

--tls-credentials

the name of a Kubernetes secret containing the generated or externally-supplied TLS credentials. ``` ``` -c, --context string Set the kubeconfig context

--kubeconfig

Path to the kubeconfig file to use -n, --namespace string Set the namespace -p, --platform string Set the platform type to use [kubernetes, podman, docker, linux] ```