# rpk cloud byoc

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title: rpk cloud byoc
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description: Manage a Redpanda Cloud BYOC agent. For BYOC, Redpanda installs an agent service in your owned cluster.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-cloud/rpk-cloud-byoc.md -->

Manage a Redpanda Cloud BYOC agent.

For BYOC, Redpanda installs an agent service in your owned cluster. The agent then proceeds to provision further infrastructure and eventually, a full Redpanda cluster.

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. You can create a BYOC cluster in our cloud UI and then come back to this command to complete the process.

## [](#usage)Usage

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

## [](#subcommands)Subcommands

| Command | Description |
| --- | --- |
| rpk cloud byoc install | Install the BYOC plugin. This command downloads the BYOC managed plugin if necessary. |
| rpk cloud byoc uninstall | Uninstall the BYOC plugin. This command deletes your locally downloaded BYOC managed plugin if it exists. |

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --client-id | string | The client ID of the organization in Redpanda Cloud. |
| --client-secret | string | The client secret of the organization in Redpanda Cloud. |
| --redpanda-id | string | The Redpanda ID of the cluster you are creating. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |