Your cloud account
Run a cluster on your own account at the hosting provider: when it helps, the keys to provide, and what it changes on your bill.
Why use your own account
Section titled “Why use your own account”By default, your clusters run on Fransys’s accounts: the machines are billed by Fransys, from your credits. With your own account:
- the machines run on your account at the hosting provider, and the provider bills you for them;
- you get access to regions that require it. When you create a cluster, the console flags them with “requires your own account”.
Fransys installs and runs Kubernetes in exactly the same way.
Add an account
Section titled “Add an account”In Clusters, Your cloud accounts section, click Add an account. Choose the hosting provider, give the account a name (for example production-hetzner), then the key:
| Hosting provider | What you need | Where to create it |
|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | An API token, with read and write access | Hetzner Cloud › your project › Security › API tokens |
| Scaleway | An access key, a secret key and the project ID | Scaleway console › IAM › API keys; the ID in the project settings |
| Outscale | An access key and its secret key | Outscale Cockpit › Access Keys |
Click Verify and add. Fransys checks the key with the hosting provider before saving it. It’s never shown again.
Choose a cluster’s account
Section titled “Choose a cluster’s account”When you create a cluster, the Which account? step appears as soon as you have an account with the chosen provider: Fransys account or Your account. You can also Connect another account without leaving cluster creation.
To change the account of an existing cluster, go through Change the configuration. The cluster is then redeployed with that configuration.
Change the key
Section titled “Change the key”Edit the account, then Replace the key. Leave it blank to keep the current key. Fransys checks the new key before saving it; revoke the old one at the provider once the change is done.
Delete the account
Section titled “Delete the account”An account used by a cluster can’t be deleted: delete or move the cluster first. Fransys then forgets the keys; nothing is deleted at the hosting provider. Remember to revoke the key there.