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# Instance-level Kubernetes clusters (certificate-based) (DEPRECATED) **(FREE SELF)**
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/39840) in GitLab 11.11.
> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8) in GitLab 14.5.
WARNING:
This feature was [deprecated ](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8 ) in GitLab 14.5. To connect clusters to GitLab,
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use the [GitLab agent ](../../clusters/agent/index.md ).
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Similar to [project-level ](../../project/clusters/index.md )
and [group-level ](../../group/clusters/index.md ) Kubernetes clusters,
instance-level Kubernetes clusters allow you to connect a Kubernetes cluster to
the GitLab instance, which enables you to use the same cluster across multiple
projects.
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To view the instance level Kubernetes clusters:
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1. On the top bar, select **Main menu > Admin** .
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1. On the left sidebar, select **Kubernetes** .
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## Cluster precedence
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GitLab tries to match clusters in the following order:
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- Project-level clusters.
- Group-level clusters.
- Instance-level clusters.
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To be selected, the cluster must be enabled and
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match the [environment selector ](../../../ci/environments/index.md#scope-environments-with-specs ).
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## Cluster environments **(PREMIUM)**
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For a consolidated view of which CI [environments ](../../../ci/environments/index.md )
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are deployed to the Kubernetes cluster, see the documentation for
[cluster environments ](../../clusters/environments.md ).
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## More information
For information on integrating GitLab and Kubernetes, see
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[Kubernetes clusters ](../../infrastructure/clusters/index.md ).
