Context Management

Managing Contexts with tcloud CLI

Contexts in tcloud CLI allow you to manage multiple authentication configurations and switch between different Thalassa Cloud environments easily. This is particularly useful when working with multiple organisations, regions, or environments (production, staging, development).

What are Contexts?

A context is a named configuration that stores:

API endpoint URL
Authentication credentials (token or OIDC settings)
Organisation identifier
Default region (if applicable)

Contexts are stored locally and can be easily switched between using the --context flag or by setting a default context.

Basic Context Operations

Creating a Context

tcloud context create <context-name> \
  --api=<api-endpoint> \
  --token=<personal-access-token> \
  --organisation=<org-slug>

Example:

tcloud context create production \
  --api=https://api.thalassa.cloud \
  --token=pat_1234567890abcdef \
  --organisation=my-company

Creating Contexts with OIDC

tcloud context create <context-name> \
  --api=<api-endpoint> \
  --client-id=<oidc-client-id> \
  --client-secret=<oidc-client-secret> \
  --organisation=<org-slug>

Example:

tcloud context create enterprise \
  --api=https://api.thalassa.cloud \
  --client-id=my-oidc-client \
  --client-secret=my-oidc-secret \
  --organisation=myorg

Listing Contexts

View all available contexts:

tcloud context list

Output example:

NAME        API ENDPOINT                    ORGANISATION
production  https://api.thalassa.cloud     my-company

Using a Context

Method 1: Using the –context flag

tcloud --context=production me
tcloud --context=staging kubernetes list

Method 2: Setting a default context

# Set default context
tcloud context use production

# Now use commands without --context flag
tcloud me
tcloud kubernetes list

Advanced Context Management

Working with Multiple Organisations

If you have access to multiple organisations, create separate contexts for each, or switch between organisation using the context use-organisation sub command:

# Production organisation
tcloud context create prod-org \
  --api=https://api.thalassa.cloud \
  --token=prod_token \
  --organisation=production-org

# Development organisation
tcloud context create dev-org \
  --api=https://api.thalassa.cloud \
  --token=dev_token \
  --organisation=development-org

Custom API Endpoints

For self-hosted or custom Thalassa Cloud installations:

tcloud context create on-premise \
  --api=https://my-company.thalassa.cloud \
  --token=on_prem_token \
  --organisation=on-premise-org

Context Configuration File

Contexts are stored in a configuration file. The location varies by operating system:

Linux/macOS: ~/.tcloud
Windows: %APPDATA%\tcloud

Best Practices

Security Considerations

Never share context files - They contain sensitive authentication information
Use different tokens for different contexts when possible
Regularly rotate tokens and update contexts

Authentication