diff --git a/terraform/lke-cluster.tf b/terraform/lke-cluster.tf
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+resource "linode_lke_cluster" "cluster1" {
+    k8s_version = var.k8s_version
+    label = var.label
+    region = var.region
+    tags = var.tags
+
+   dynamic "pool" {
+      for_each = var.pools
+      content {
+            type  = pool.value["type"]
+            count = pool.value["count"]
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+output "kubeconfig" {
+  description = "Linode kubeconfig."
+  value       = base64decode(linode_lke_cluster.cluster1.kubeconfig)
+  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+resource "local_file" "kubeconfig" {
+  content  = base64decode(linode_lke_cluster.cluster1.kubeconfig)
+  filename = "../.kube-config"
+  file_permission = "0400"
+}
+
+output "api_endpoints" {
+   value = linode_lke_cluster.cluster1.api_endpoints
+}
+
+output "status" {
+   value = linode_lke_cluster.cluster1.status
+}
diff --git a/terraform/provider.tf b/terraform/provider.tf
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+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    linode = {
+      source = "linode/linode"
+      version = "1.16.0"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+provider "linode" {
+  token = var.token
+}
+
+provider "local" {}
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diff --git a/terraform/terraform.auto.tfvars b/terraform/terraform.auto.tfvars
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+label = "production-lke-cluster"
+k8s_version = "1.21"
+region = "us-central"
+pools = [
+  {
+    type : "g6-standard-1"
+    count : 1
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
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+variable "token" {
+    description = "Your Linode API Personal Access Token. (required)"
+}
+
+variable "k8s_version" {
+    description = "The Kubernetes version to use for this cluster. (required)"
+    default = "1.17"
+}
+
+variable "label" {
+    description = "The unique label to assign to this cluster. (required)"
+    default = "default-lke-cluster"
+}
+
+variable "region" {
+    description = "The region where your cluster will be located. (required)"
+    default = "us-east"
+}
+
+variable "tags" {
+    description = "Tags to apply to your cluster for organizational purposes. (optional)"
+    type = list(string)
+    default = ["testing"]
+}
+
+variable "pools" {
+    description = "The Node Pool specifications for the Kubernetes cluster. (required)"
+    type = list(object({
+    type = string
+    count = number
+    }))
+    default = [
+    {
+        type = "g6-standard-4"
+        count = 3
+    },
+    ]
+}