lass=element-to-stretch src=/v1.12/docs/tasks/traffic-management/locality-load-balancing/before-you-begin/setup.svg alt="Setup for locality load balancing tasks"></a></div><figcaption>Setup for locality load balancing tasks</figcaption></figure><h2 id=environment-variables>Environment Variables</h2><p>This guide assumes that all clusters will be accessed through contexts in the
default <a href=https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/configure-access-multiple-clusters/>Kubernetes configur