Site create command

skupper site create <name> [options]

Create a site.

Platforms	Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Linux
Waits for	Ready

Examples

# Create a site
$ skupper site create west
Waiting for status...
Site "west" is ready.

# Create a site that can accept links from remote sites
$ skupper site create west --enable-link-access

Primary options

<name>

string

required

A name of your choice for the Skupper site. This name is displayed in the console and CLI output.

See also	Kubernetes object names

--enable-link-access

boolean

frequently used

Allow external access for links from remote sites.

Sites and links are the basis for creating application networks. In a simple two-site network, at least one of the sites must have link access enabled.

See also	Link concept, Site linking

--link-access-type

<type>

Configure external access for links from remote sites.

Sites and links are the basis for creating application networks. In a simple two-site network, at least one of the sites must have link access enabled.

Default

default

Choices

`default`	Use the default link access. On OpenShift, the default is `route`. For other Kubernetes flavors, the default is `loadbalancer`.
`route`	Use an OpenShift route. OpenShift only.
`loadbalancer`	Use a Kubernetes load balancer. Kubernetes only.

Platforms Kubernetes

Updatable True

--enable-ha

boolean

Configure the site for high availability (HA). HA sites have two active routers.

Note that Skupper routers are stateless, and they restart after failure. This already provides a high level of availability. Enabling HA goes further and reduces the window of downtime caused by restarts.

Default	False
Platforms	Kubernetes
Updatable	True
See also	High availability

--timeout

Raise an error if the operation does not complete in the given period of time.

Default	`60s`
Platforms	Kubernetes
See also	Duration format

--wait

Wait for the given status before exiting.

Default

ready

Choices

`none`	Do not wait.
`configured`	Wait until the configuration is applied.
`ready`	Wait until the resource is ready to use.

Platforms Kubernetes

Global options

--context

<name>

global

Set the kubeconfig context.

Platforms	Kubernetes
See also	Kubernetes kubeconfigs

--kubeconfig

<file>

global

Set the path to the kubeconfig file.

Platforms	Kubernetes
See also	Kubernetes kubeconfigs

--namespace

(-n) <name>

global

Set the current namespace.

See also	Kubernetes namespaces, System namespaces

--platform

global

Set the Skupper platform.

Default

kubernetes

Choices

`kubernetes`	Kubernetes
`docker`	Docker
`podman`	Podman
`linux`	Linux

--help

(-h) boolean

global

Display help and exit.

Errors

A site resource already exists

There is already a site resource defined for the namespace.