# Pmk Cli Overview The Platform9 CLI enables you to easily create one or more on-premises Kubernetes clusters using PMK. In order to create an on-premises cluster using a set of physical or virtual machines using PMK, each of your on-premises nodes must first be prepared with the pre-requisite software packages and connected to the Platform9 management plane. The CLI automates this process and enables you to bootstrap a simple single node cluster, or create multi-master highly available clusters, using a single command. The CLI can be downloaded and run on any compatible linux system, such as a VM on a laptop or desktop, a linux physical machine, or a virtual machine in your VMware or other IaaS environment in your data center. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.platform9.com/managed-kubernetes/5.8/pmk-cli-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.