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diff --git a/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md b/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md index 918944d72a1..f0d80dad94f 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/clusters/index.md @@ -620,8 +620,16 @@ use an A record. If your external endpoint is a hostname, use a CNAME record. ## Deploying to a Kubernetes cluster -A Kubernetes cluster can be the destination for a deployment job using special -[deployment variables](#deployment-variables). +A Kubernetes cluster can be the destination for a deployment job. If + +- The cluster is integrated with GitLab, special + [deployment variables](#deployment-variables) are made available to your job + and configuration is not required. You can immediately begin interacting with + the cluster from your jobs using tools such as `kubectl` or `helm`. +- You don't use GitLab's cluster integration you can still deploy to your + cluster. However, you will need configure Kubernetes tools yourself + using [environment variables](../../../ci/variables/README.md#creating-a-custom-environment-variable) + before you can interact with the cluster from your jobs. ### Deployment variables |