diff --git a/demo/setup.sh b/demo/setup.sh
index 94ae18d..7c46c06 100755
--- a/demo/setup.sh
+++ b/demo/setup.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 set -eux
 
 git_repo_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+# Source the common setup script
+source ${git_repo_root}/scripts/common.sh
+
 kube_config_path=${git_repo_root}/k8s/kube-config.yaml
 demo_yaml_path=${git_repo_root}/demo/yaml
 
@@ -61,63 +65,65 @@ export KUBECONFIG=${kube_config_path}
 # Begin deployment, one region at a time
 for region in eu us; do
 
+   CONTEXT_NAME=$(get_cluster_context "${region}")
+
    if [ $trunk -eq 1 ]
    then
      # Deploy CloudNativePG operator (trunk - main branch)
      curl -sSfL \
        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudnative-pg/artifacts/main/manifests/operator-manifest.yaml | \
-       kubectl --context kind-k8s-${region} apply -f - --server-side
+       kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} apply -f - --server-side
    else
      # Deploy CloudNativePG operator (latest version, through the plugin)
      kubectl cnpg install generate --control-plane | \
-       kubectl --context kind-k8s-${region} apply -f - --server-side
+       kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} apply -f - --server-side
    fi
 
    # Wait for CNPG deployment to complete
-   kubectl --context kind-k8s-${region} rollout status deployment \
+   kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} rollout status deployment \
       -n cnpg-system cnpg-controller-manager
 
    # Deploy cert-manager
-   kubectl apply --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl apply --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
       https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/latest/download/cert-manager.yaml
 
    # Wait for cert-manager deployment to complete
-   kubectl rollout --context kind-k8s-${region} status deployment \
+   kubectl rollout --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} status deployment \
       -n cert-manager
-   cmctl check api --wait=2m --context kind-k8s-${region}
+   cmctl check api --wait=2m --context ${CONTEXT_NAME}
 
    if [ $trunk -eq 1 ]
    then
      # Deploy Barman Cloud Plugin (trunk)
-     kubectl apply --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+     kubectl apply --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cloudnative-pg/plugin-barman-cloud/refs/heads/main/manifest.yaml
    else
      # Deploy Barman Cloud Plugin (latest stable)
-     kubectl apply --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+     kubectl apply --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
         https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/plugin-barman-cloud/releases/latest/download/manifest.yaml
    fi
 
    # Wait for Barman Cloud Plugin deployment to complete
-   kubectl rollout --context kind-k8s-${region} status deployment \
+   kubectl rollout --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} status deployment \
       -n cnpg-system barman-cloud
 
    # Create Barman object stores
-   kubectl apply --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl apply --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
      ${demo_yaml_path}/object-stores
 
    # Create the Postgres cluster
-   kubectl apply --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl apply --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
      ${demo_yaml_path}/${region}/pg-${region}${legacy}.yaml
 
    # Create the PodMonitor if Prometheus has been installed
    if check_crd_existence podmonitors.monitoring.coreos.com
    then
-     kubectl apply --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+     kubectl apply --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
        ${demo_yaml_path}/${region}/pg-${region}-podmonitor.yaml
    fi
 
    # Wait for the cluster to be ready
-   kubectl wait --context kind-k8s-${region} \
+   kubectl wait --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} \
      --timeout 30m \
      --for=condition=Ready cluster/pg-${region}
 
diff --git a/demo/teardown.sh b/demo/teardown.sh
index 97d7f3b..948b21b 100755
--- a/demo/teardown.sh
+++ b/demo/teardown.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 set -ux
 
 git_repo_root=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+
+# Source the common setup script
+source ${git_repo_root}/scripts/common.sh
+
 kube_config_path=${git_repo_root}/k8s/kube-config.yaml
 demo_yaml_path=${git_repo_root}/demo/yaml
 
@@ -34,25 +38,27 @@ export KUBECONFIG=${kube_config_path}
 # Delete deployment, one region at a time
 for region in eu us; do
 
+   CONTEXT_NAME=$(get_cluster_context "${region}")
+
    # Delete the Postgres cluster
-   kubectl delete --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl delete --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
      ${demo_yaml_path}/${region}
 
    # Delete Barman object stores
-   kubectl delete --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl delete --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
      ${demo_yaml_path}/object-stores
 
    # Delete Barman Cloud Plugin
-   kubectl delete --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl delete --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
       https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/plugin-barman-cloud/releases/latest/download/manifest.yaml
 
    # Delete cert-manager
-   kubectl delete --context kind-k8s-${region} -f \
+   kubectl delete --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -f \
       https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/latest/download/cert-manager.yaml
 
    # Delete CNPG operator
    kubectl cnpg install generate --control-plane | \
-     kubectl --context kind-k8s-${region} delete -f -
+     kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} delete -f -
 
    # Remove backup data
    docker exec minio-${region} rm -rf /data/backups/pg-${region}
diff --git a/monitoring/setup.sh b/monitoring/setup.sh
index ae4f334..feb1d1c 100755
--- a/monitoring/setup.sh
+++ b/monitoring/setup.sh
@@ -38,17 +38,18 @@ for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
     echo " 🔥 Provisioning Prometheus resources for region: ${region}"
     echo "-------------------------------------------------------------"
 
-    K8S_CLUSTER_NAME="${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
+    K8S_CLUSTER_NAME=$(get_cluster_name "${region}")
+    CONTEXT_NAME=$(get_cluster_context "${region}")
 
 # Deploy the Prometheus operator in the playground Kubernetes clusters
-    kubectl --context kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} create ns prometheus-operator || true
+    kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} create ns prometheus-operator || true
     kubectl kustomize ${GIT_REPO_ROOT}/monitoring/prometheus-operator | \
-      kubectl --context kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} apply --force-conflicts --server-side -f -
+      kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} apply --force-conflicts --server-side -f -
 
 # We make sure that monitoring workloads are deployed in the infrastructure node.
     kubectl kustomize ${GIT_REPO_ROOT}/monitoring/prometheus-instance | \
-        kubectl --context=kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} apply --force-conflicts --server-side -f -
-    kubectl --context=kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} -n prometheus-operator \
+        kubectl --context=${CONTEXT_NAME} apply --force-conflicts --server-side -f -
+    kubectl --context=${CONTEXT_NAME} -n prometheus-operator \
       patch deployment prometheus-operator \
       --type='merge' \
       --patch='{"spec":{"template":{"spec":{"tolerations":[{"key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/infra","operator":"Exists","effect":"NoSchedule"}],"nodeSelector":{"node-role.kubernetes.io/infra":""}}}}}'
@@ -58,16 +59,16 @@ for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
     echo "-------------------------------------------------------------"
 
 # Deploying Grafana operator
-    kubectl --context kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} apply --force-conflicts --server-side \
+    kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} apply --force-conflicts --server-side \
       -f https://github.com/grafana/grafana-operator/releases/latest/download/kustomize-cluster_scoped.yaml
-    kubectl --context kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} -n grafana \
+    kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} -n grafana \
       patch deployment grafana-operator-controller-manager \
       --type='merge' \
       --patch='{"spec":{"template":{"spec":{"tolerations":[{"key":"node-role.kubernetes.io/infra","operator":"Exists","effect":"NoSchedule"}],"nodeSelector":{"node-role.kubernetes.io/infra":""}}}}}'
 
 # Creating Grafana instance and dashboards
     kubectl kustomize ${GIT_REPO_ROOT}/monitoring/grafana/ | \
-      kubectl --context kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME} apply -f -
+      kubectl --context ${CONTEXT_NAME} apply -f -
 
 # Restart the operator
 if kubectl get ns cnpg-system &> /dev/null
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ fi
     echo " ⏩ To forward the Grafana service for region: ${region} to your localhost"
     echo " Wait for the Grafana service to be created and then forward the service"
     echo ""
-    echo " kubectl port-forward service/grafana-service ${port}:3000 -n grafana --context kind-k8s-${region}"
+    echo " kubectl port-forward service/grafana-service ${port}:3000 -n grafana --context ${CONTEXT_NAME}"
     echo ""
     echo " You can then connect to the Grafana GUI using"
     echo " http://localhost:${port}"
diff --git a/scripts/common.sh b/scripts/common.sh
index b0ce94f..e9a94a9 100644
--- a/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/common.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 # --- Common Configuration ---
 # Kind base name for clusters
-K8S_BASE_NAME=${K8S_NAME:-k8s}
+K8S_CONTEXT_PREFIX=${K8S_CONTEXT_PREFIX-kind-}
+K8S_BASE_NAME=${K8S_NAME-k8s-}
 
 # MinIO Configuration
 MINIO_IMAGE="${MINIO_IMAGE:-quay.io/minio/minio:RELEASE.2025-09-07T16-13-09Z}"
diff --git a/scripts/funcs_regions.sh b/scripts/funcs_regions.sh
index a4c05d6..b1081db 100755
--- a/scripts/funcs_regions.sh
+++ b/scripts/funcs_regions.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ detect_running_regions() {
     else
         echo "🔎 Auto-detecting all active playground regions..."
         # The '|| true' prevents the script from exiting if grep finds no matches.
-        REGIONS=($(kind get clusters | grep "^${K8S_BASE_NAME}-" | sed "s/^${K8S_BASE_NAME}-//" || true))
+        REGIONS=($(kind get clusters | grep "^${K8S_BASE_NAME}" | sed "s/^${K8S_BASE_NAME}//" || true))
         if [ ${#REGIONS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
             echo "✅ Found regions: ${REGIONS[*]}"
 	else
@@ -53,3 +53,15 @@ detect_running_regions() {
 	fi
     fi
 }
+
+# Helper function that builds the name of the cluster in a standard way given the region
+get_cluster_name() {
+    local region="$1"
+    echo "${K8S_BASE_NAME}${region}"
+}
+
+# Helper function that builds the name of the context in a standard way given the region
+get_cluster_context() {
+    local region="$1"
+    echo "${K8S_CONTEXT_PREFIX}${K8S_BASE_NAME}${region}"
+}
diff --git a/scripts/info.sh b/scripts/info.sh
index 9145683..c90dbdb 100755
--- a/scripts/info.sh
+++ b/scripts/info.sh
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ echo "export KUBECONFIG=${KUBE_CONFIG_PATH}"
 echo
 echo "Available cluster contexts:"
 for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
-    echo "  • kind-${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
+    CONTEXT_NAME=$(get_cluster_context "${region}")
+    echo "  • ${CONTEXT_NAME}"
 done
 echo
 echo "To switch to a specific cluster (e.g., the '${REGIONS[0]}' region), use:"
-echo "kubectl config use-context kind-${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${REGIONS[0]}"
+echo "kubectl config use-context $(get_cluster_context ${REGIONS[0]})"
 echo
 
 # --- Main Info Loop ---
@@ -55,16 +56,17 @@ echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 echo "ℹ️  Cluster Information"
 echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
-    CONTEXT="kind-${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
+    CLUSTER_NAME=$(get_cluster_name "${region}")
+    CONTEXT_NAME=$(get_cluster_context "${region}")
     echo
-    echo "🔷 Cluster: ${CONTEXT}"
+    echo "🔷 Cluster: ${CLUSTER_NAME}"
     echo "==================================="
     echo "🔹 Version:"
-    kubectl --context "${CONTEXT}" version
+    kubectl --context "${CONTEXT_NAME}" version
     echo
     echo "🔹 Nodes:"
-    kubectl --context "${CONTEXT}" get nodes -o wide
+    kubectl --context "${CONTEXT_NAME}" get nodes -o wide
     echo
     echo "🔹 Secrets:"
-    kubectl --context "${CONTEXT}" get secrets
+    kubectl --context "${CONTEXT_NAME}" get secrets
 done
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 8b84876..94a3064 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ echo "✅ Prerequisites met. Using '$CONTAINER_PROVIDER' as the container provid
 # --- Pre-flight Check ---
 echo "🔎 Verifying that no existing playground clusters are running..."
 # The '|| true' prevents the script from exiting if grep finds no matches.
-existing_count=$(kind get clusters | grep -c "^${K8S_BASE_NAME}-" || true)
+existing_count=$(kind get clusters | grep -c "^${K8S_BASE_NAME}" || true)
 
 if [ "${existing_count}" -gt 0 ]; then
     echo "❌ Error: Found ${existing_count} existing playground cluster(s)."
     echo "Please run './scripts/teardown.sh' to remove the existing environment before running setup."
     echo
     echo "Found clusters:"
-    kind get clusters | grep "^${K8S_BASE_NAME}-"
+    kind get clusters | grep "^${K8S_BASE_NAME}"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
     echo "🚀 Provisioning resources for region: ${region}"
     echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 
-    K8S_CLUSTER_NAME="${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
+    K8S_CLUSTER_NAME=$(get_cluster_name "${region}")
     MINIO_CONTAINER_NAME="${MINIO_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
 
     echo "📦 Creating MinIO container '${MINIO_CONTAINER_NAME}' on host port ${current_minio_port}..."
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 echo "🔑 Distributing MinIO secrets to all clusters"
 echo "--------------------------------------------------"
 for target_region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
-    target_cluster_context="kind-${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${target_region}"
+    target_cluster_context=$(get_cluster_context "${target_region}")
     echo "   -> Configuring secrets in cluster: ${target_cluster_context}"
 
     for source_minio_name in "${all_minio_names[@]}"; do
diff --git a/scripts/teardown.sh b/scripts/teardown.sh
index 59b653f..ac4fcde 100755
--- a/scripts/teardown.sh
+++ b/scripts/teardown.sh
@@ -25,10 +25,17 @@ source "$(dirname "$0")/common.sh"
 # Determine regions from arguments, or auto-detect if none are provided
 detect_running_regions "$@"
 
+if [ ${#REGIONS[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "🤷 No regions found to tear down. Exiting."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "🔥 Tearing down regions: ${REGIONS[*]}"
+
 for region in "${REGIONS[@]}"; do
-    K8S_CLUSTER_NAME="${K8S_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
+    K8S_CLUSTER_NAME=$(get_cluster_name "${region}")
+    CONTEXT_NAME=$(get_cluster_context "${region}")
     MINIO_CONTAINER_NAME="${MINIO_BASE_NAME}-${region}"
-    CONTEXT_NAME="kind-${K8S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
 
     echo "--------------------------------------------------"
     echo "🔥 Tearing down region: ${region}"