Import an existing Kubernetes cluster
Deploying to your pre-existing cluster instead of provisioning a new one
When you deploy your application to your own cloud, Encore can provision infrastructure for it in many different ways – including setting up a Kubernetes cluster.
However, if you already have a Kubernetes cluster, you may want to deploy your Encore application into this pre-existing cluster. This is often useful if you want to integrate your Encore application with other parts of your system that are not built using Encore.
To support this use case, Encore enables you to import existing Kubernetes clusters on Google Cloud Platform (AWS coming soon).
Importing a cluster
To import your cluster, go to Create Environment in the Cloud Dashboard, select Kubernetes: Existing GKE Cluster as the compute platform, and then specify your cluster's Project ID, Region, and Cluster Name.
When you deploy to this environment, Encore will use your imported cluster as the compute instance.
