Install and upgrade
Requirements and guides for connecting your Kubernetes cluster to Calico Cloud.
Before you begin
Calico Cloud architecture
Architecture overview of Calico Cloud — components that run in the connected cluster and the SaaS-side services they communicate with.
What happens when you connect a cluster to Calico Cloud
What happens when you connect a Kubernetes cluster to Calico Cloud — what is installed, what data leaves the cluster, and what changes in the cluster.
System requirements
Cluster, platform, and version requirements a Kubernetes cluster must meet before it can connect to Calico Cloud.
Prepare your cluster for Calico Cloud
Prepare a Kubernetes cluster for connection to Calico Cloud — pre-flight checks, RBAC, and image-pull configuration.
Limitations and known issues for Windows nodes
Known limitations for Calico Cloud on Windows worker nodes that you should review before planning a connection.
Connect your cluster
Install Calico Cloud
Connect a Kubernetes cluster to Calico Cloud using the standard install command from the management UI.
Set up a private registry
Mirror Calico Cloud container images into a private registry so air-gapped clusters can install without reaching the public registry.
Install using a private registry
Connect a Kubernetes cluster to Calico Cloud when its container images must be pulled from a private registry.
Install Calico Cloud as part of an automated workflow
Connect a Kubernetes cluster to Calico Cloud as part of an automated CI or provisioning workflow rather than the interactive UI flow.
Prepare your cluster for Calico Cloud
Prepare a Kubernetes cluster for connection to Calico Cloud — pre-flight checks, RBAC, and image-pull configuration.
Troubleshooting
Tigera Operator troubleshooting checklist
Troubleshoot the Tigera Operator on Calico Cloud connected clusters when the standard support checklist is not enough.
Troubleshooting checklist
Gather information and run pre-flight checks before opening a Calico Cloud support ticket so triage moves quickly.