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Using multiple config files with kubectl and other Kubernetes tools

Feb 27, 2025 2 minute read #quick-tips, #tips, #kubectl, #kubernetes, #kubeconfig

If you want to point tools like kubectl to a config file other than ~/.kube/config you can set the environment variable KUBECONFIG. But did you know that KUBECONFIG behaves sort of like a path, and kubectl will load all the config files it finds?

Using multiple config files with kubectl and other Kubernetes tools