# rpk cloud byoc install

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Install the BYOC plugin.

Redpanda installs an agent service in your BYOC cluster. The agent then provisions infrastructure and, eventually, a full Redpanda cluster. The command downloads the `byoc` plugin from Redpanda Cloud.

The BYOC command runs Terraform to create and start the agent. You first need a `redpanda-id` (or cluster ID); this is used to get the details of how your agent should be provisioned.

> 📝 **NOTE**
>
> To create a BYOC cluster, use the [Cloud API](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/manage/api/cloud-byoc-controlplane-api/#create-a-new-cluster) or the Redpanda Cloud UI. The UI contains the parameters necessary to run `rpk cloud byoc apply` with your cloud provider.

This command downloads the BYOC managed plugin, if necessary. The plugin is installed by default if you run a non-install command. This command exists if you want to download the plugin ahead of time.

To define your `client_id` and `client_secret` use the `-X` flag.

## [](#example)Example

```bash
rpk cloud byoc install -X cloud.client_id=<your-client-id> -X cloud.client_secret=<your-client-secret>
```

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk cloud byoc install [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| -h, --help | - | Help for install. |
| --redpanda-id | string | The redpanda ID of the cluster you are creating. |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are /var/lib/redpanda/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings. See rpk -X or execute rpk -X help for inline detail or rpk -X list for terser detail. |
| --profile | string | Profile to use. See rpk profile for more details. |
| -v, --verbose | - | Enable verbose logging. |