<p>First make sure the desired cluster is available to you</p>
<pre><code>gcloud container clusters list
</code></pre>
<p>Now you need to reconcile that command (which has the data from Google) with your local kubectl, you can do that with</p>
<pre><code>kubectl config get-contexts
</code></pre>
<p>If you do not see a matching context, you can add one. The following command adds the context and sets it as the current-context, which is weird for a command called &quot;get-credentials&quot; but that's Google.</p>
<pre><code>gcloud container clusters get-credentials myCluster --region=us-central1
</code></pre>
<p>But, if there is already a context in your kubectl that you merely want to switch to you can do that with</p>
<pre><code>kubectl config use-context myContext
</code></pre>
<hr />
<p>For more information see this link</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/cluster-access-for-kubectl" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/cluster-access-for-kubectl</a></li>
</ul>

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<p>Currently helm is installing to the wrong cluster on GKE, how can I install to a different cluster?</p>

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What details or clarity does this need? it's self answered.
Evan Carroll
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How can I change the context of kubectl commands and helm?
Evan Carroll
# How can I change the context of kubectl commands and helm?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-12)

Currently helm is installing to the wrong cluster on GKE, how can I install to a different cluster?

**Tags:** kubectl, google-kubernetes-engine, gcloud

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: What details or clarity does this need? it's self answered.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2023-04-12. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

First make sure the desired cluster is available to you
gcloud container clusters list

Now you need to reconcile that command (which has the data from Google) with your local kubectl, you can do that with
kubectl config get-contexts

If you do not see a matching context, you can add one. The following command adds the context and sets it as the current-context, which is weird for a command called "get-credentials" but that's Google.
gcloud container clusters get-credentials myCluster --region=us-central1

But, if there is already a context in your kubectl that you merely want to switch to you can do that with
kubectl config use-context myContext


For more information see this link

https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/cluster-access-for-kubectl


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