# aks-set-context

**Repository Path**: mirrors_Azure/aks-set-context

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: aks-set-context
- **Description**: GitHub Action for setting context (retrieving Kubeconfig) before interacting with Kubernetes cluster
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-05-23

## Categories & Tags

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**Tags**: None

## README

# Azure Kubernetes Service set context

This action can be used to set cluster context before other actions like [`azure/k8s-deploy`](https://github.com/Azure/k8s-deploy/tree/master) and [`azure/k8s-create-secret`](https://github.com/Azure/k8s-create-secret/tree/master). Any kubectl commands (in script) can also be run subsequently in the workflow.

You must run [Azure/login](https://github.com/Azure/login) before this action.

## Action inputs

<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Action inputs</th>
      <th>Description</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>

  <tr>
    <td><code>resource-group</code><br/>(Required)</td>
    <td>Resource group containing the AKS cluster</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>cluster-name</code><br/>(Required)</td>
    <td>Name of the AKS cluster</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>subscription</code></td>
    <td>Subscription tied to AKS cluster</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>admin</code></td>
    <td>Get cluster admin credentials. Values: true or false</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>use-kubelogin</code></td>
    <td>Allows non-admin users to use the Action via kubelogin</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>public-fqdn</code></td>
    <td>Get private cluster credential with server address to be public fqdn</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><code>resource-type</code></td>
    <td>Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters (default) or Microsoft.ContainerService/fleets</td>
  </tr>

</table>

## Example

### OIDC Authentication (recommended)

```yaml
- uses: azure/login@v2
  with:
     client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
     tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
     subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}

- uses: azure/aks-set-context@v5
  with:
     resource-group: '<resource group name>'
     cluster-name: '<cluster name>'
```

### Service Principal Authentication

```yaml
- uses: azure/login@v2
  with:
     creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

- uses: azure/aks-set-context@v5
  with:
     resource-group: '<resource group name>'
     cluster-name: '<cluster name>'
```

### Kubelogin

`kubelogin` is at the core of the non-admin user scenario. For more information on `kubelogin`, refer to the documentation [here](https://github.com/Azure/kubelogin).

To run this Action as a non-admin user, you must first install `kubelogin`. To set up `kubelogin`, you may use the action [azure/use-kubelogin][action_use_kubelogin]:

```yaml
- name: Set up kubelogin for non-interactive login
  uses: azure/use-kubelogin@v1.2
  with:
     kubelogin-version: 'v0.0.24'
```

[action_use_kubelogin]: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/setup-kubelogin

### Non-Admin User Example

If you are executing this Action as a non-admin user, you need to toggle the optional `use-kubelogin` Action input to `true` for it to work.

```yaml
- uses: azure/login@v2
  with:
     client-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CLIENT_ID }}
     tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_TENANT_ID }}
     subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}

- uses: azure/aks-set-context@v5
  with:
     resource-group: '<resource group name>'
     cluster-name: '<cluster name>'
     admin: 'false'
     use-kubelogin: 'true'
```

```yaml
- uses: azure/login@v2
  with:
     creds: ${{ secrets.AZURE_CREDENTIALS }}

- uses: azure/aks-set-context@v5
  with:
     resource-group: '<resource group name>'
     cluster-name: '<cluster name>'
     admin: 'false'
     use-kubelogin: 'true'
```

## Contributing

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This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/).
For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or
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## Support

aks-set-context is an open source project that is [**not** covered by the Microsoft Azure support policy](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2941892/support-for-linux-and-open-source-technology-in-azure). [Please search open issues here](https://github.com/Azure/aks-set-context/issues), and if your issue isn't already represented please [open a new one](https://github.com/Azure/aks-set-context/issues/new/choose). The project maintainers will respond to the best of their abilities.