Step 2 - Installing the Testkube Agent

Now that you've successfully installed Testkube's CLI, you'll need to install Testkube's agent to initiate a new environment.

To get started, sign into Testkube and create an account:

Installation Steps

1. After signing in, create your first environment

2. Fill in the environment name:

3. Copy the Helm install command into your terminal to install the environment and deploy the Testkube agent in your cluster:

4. Run the command in your terminal and wait for Testkube to detect the connection.

You will need Helm installed and kubectl configured with access to your Kubernetes cluster:

• To install helm just follow the install instructions on the Helm web site.
• To install kubectl follow Kubernetes docs.

5. After some time, you should see the Helm installation notice:

Validating the Installation

Testkube Cloud will notify if the installation is successful.

• A green indicator means that your cluster was able to connect to the Testkube Cloud.
• A red indicator indicates that the Testkube Agent can't connect to the Testkube Cloud API (Testkube needs some time to establish a connection, max time is 2-3 minutes).

In case of a RED status you can try to debug the issues with the command below:

testkube agent debug

By default, Testkube is installed in the testkube namespace.