# How to setup AKS cluster and hook it up to Azure Arc

A summary of this setup can [be found here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/quickstart-connect-cluster?tabs=azure-cli)

## Create a new cluster and connect to it

Start a cluster from the UI in Azure, make sure to create a node cluster with the following minimal specs

- 3 nodes
- 4 VCPU's per node
- 16GB RAM per node

## Once you have a cluster running

- Go to the cluster and login to the shell
- Install the following providers
  - az aks get-credentials --resource-group "resource-group" --name "cluster-name"
  - az provider register -n Microsoft.Kubernetes
  - az provider register -n Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration
  - az provider register --namespace Microsoft.Kubernetes
  - az provider register --namespace Microsoft.KubernetesConfiguration
  - az provider register --namespace Microsoft.ExtendedLocation
  - az config set extension.use_dynamic_install=yes_without_prompt
- Connect the cluster
  - az connectedk8s connect --name "cluster-name" --resource-group "resource-group" --location EastUS

## Once the cluster is conected, you can move on to install the data controller and app services extensions with a new location

See file install-extensions.md