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Updated on 15 September, 2025

Adds a new worker node pool to an existing Vultr Kubernetes cluster with customizable configuration options.


The vultr-cli kubernetes node-pool create command adds a new group of worker nodes to an existing Vultr Kubernetes cluster with specified configuration options.

Usage

console
$ vultr-cli kubernetes node-pool create <Cluster ID> [flags]

Examples

console
# Full Example
$ vultr-cli kubernetes node-pool create ffd31f18-5f77-454c-9064-212f942c3c34 --label="nodepool" --quantity=3  \
--plan="vc2-1c-2gb" --node-labels="application=id-service,environment=development"
# Shortened with alias commands
$ vultr-cli k n c ffd31f18-5f77-454c-9064-212f942c3c34 -l="nodepool" -q=3  -p="vc2-1c-2gb"

Flags

Shorthand Long Version Description
- --auto-scaler Enable the auto scaler with your cluster
-l --label label you want for your node pool.
- --max-nodes Maximum nodes for auto scaler
- --min-nodes Minimum nodes for auto scaler
- --node-labels A key=value comma separated string of labels to apply to the nodes in this node pool
-p --plan the plan you want for your node pool.
-q --quantity Number of nodes in your node pool. Note that at least one node is required for a node pool.
-t --tag tag you want for your node pool.

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