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# Create cluster

> Create a cluster in your Azure In-VPC workspace to run queries on the AKS compute you provisioned.

A **cluster** is the compute that runs your queries. In an Azure In-VPC deployment, cluster pods schedule onto the AKS node pool(s) you provisioned, and the cluster scales and suspends like any other.

## Create a cluster

1. Open the workspace's Compute Plane and go to the **Clusters** section.
2. Select **Create Cluster** and enter a **Cluster Name** (must start with a letter and end with a letter or digit; letters (upper or lower case), numbers, and hyphens, 3–30 characters; case-sensitive).
3. Select a **Version** (the Cluster Runtime) and a **Cluster Size**.
4. Configure autoscaling, QPS, and caching as needed, then create the cluster.

The cluster's pods schedule onto your workspace node pool; ensure node labels and tolerations line up so the pods can schedule (see [Troubleshooting](/platform/deploy/azure-cloudprem/troubleshooting) if pods stay Pending). For the full set of cluster options, see [Create and manage clusters](/query/clusters/create-and-manage) and [Cluster sizing and scaling](/query/clusters/sizing-and-scaling).

## CloudPrem-specific operations

Operating clusters in an In-VPC deployment with `kubectl` - inspecting pods, node pools, and scaling - is covered in [CloudPrem cluster operations](/query/clusters/cloudprem-operations).

## Next step

Continue to [Run your first query](/platform/deploy/azure-cloudprem/run-first-query).


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