Upgrade vCluster Platform
Upgrading vCluster Platform is easy. vCluster Platform can be upgraded either via the vCluster CLI, or with Helm.
Upgrade the platform​
Upgrade considerations
- Review the release notes for the target version to understand any breaking changes or new features.
- Test the upgrade in a non-production environment before applying it to your production setup.
Upgrade the platform via:
- CLI
- helm
To upgrade the platform using the vcluster CLI, update $PLATFORM_VERSION with a valid platform version and run:
Upgrade the platform using vCluster CLI
RELEASE_NAMESPACE=vcluster-platform # Replace with the namespace of the platform deployment if different
PLATFORM_VERSION='' # Set this to a specific version or leave empty for latest
vcluster platform start --upgrade --version=$PLATFORM_VERSION --namespace=$RELEASE_NAMESPACE --values=vcluster-platform.yaml
To upgrade the platform using helm, update $PLATFORM_VERSION with a valid platform version and run:
Upgrade the platform using helm
RELEASE_NAME=vcluster-platform # Replace with the release name if different
RELEASE_NAMESPACE=vcluster-platform # Replace with the namespace of the platform deployment if different
PLATFORM_VERSION='' # Set this to a specific version or leave empty for latest
helm upgrade $RELEASE_NAME vcluster-platform -n $RELEASE_NAMESPACE --repository-config '' --repo https://charts.loft.sh \
--version $PLATFORM_VERSION \
--reuse-values \
-f vcluster-platform.yaml
Versions and Values
The $PLATFORM_VERSION variable above is an environment variable set to your desired vCluster Platform version to
deploy. The vcluster-platform.yaml file is an optional YAML file that contains Helm values you would like
to use when upgrading your vCluster Platform deployment.