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# Cluster Environments (DEPRECATED) **(PREMIUM)**
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> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13392) in GitLab 12.3 for group-level clusters.
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/14809) in GitLab 12.4 for instance-level clusters.
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> - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8) in GitLab 14.5.
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> - [Disabled on self-managed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353410) in GitLab 15.0.
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WARNING:
This feature was [deprecated ](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8 ) in GitLab 14.5.
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FLAG:
On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, ask an administrator to [enable the feature flag ](../../administration/feature_flags.md ) named `certificate_based_clusters` .
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Cluster environments provide a consolidated view of which CI [environments ](../../ci/environments/index.md ) are
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deployed to the Kubernetes cluster and it:
- Shows the project and the relevant environment related to the deployment.
- Displays the status of the pods for that environment.
## Overview
With cluster environments, you can gain insight into:
- Which projects are deployed to the cluster.
- How many pods are in use for each project's environment.
- The CI job that was used to deploy to that environment.
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Access to cluster environments is restricted to
[group maintainers and owners ](../permissions.md#group-members-permissions )
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## Usage
In order to:
- Track environments for the cluster, you must
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[deploy to a Kubernetes cluster ](../project/clusters/deploy_to_cluster.md )
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successfully.
- Show pod usage correctly, you must
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[enable deploy boards ](../project/deploy_boards.md#enabling-deploy-boards ).
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After you have successful deployments to your group-level or instance-level cluster:
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1. Navigate to your group's **Kubernetes** page.
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1. Select the **Environments** tab.
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Only successful deployments to the cluster are included in this page.
Non-cluster environments aren't included.
