Chapter 4

Creating a Kubernetes Cluster

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

  • Analyze the requirements and concerns for a reliable Kubernetes cluster.
  • Describe the various Kubernetes platform options.
  • Create a minimum-viable Kubernetes cluster.
  • Create and manage a production-ready Kubernetes cluster in the cloud.

In this chapter, we will create out first Kubernetes cluster and take a look at Kubernetes platform options.

Introduction

Kubernetes is a flexible platform that can work on a developer laptop, on-premise bare metal servers, or the virtual machines of a cloud provider. The knowledge and effort required to set up and maintain Kubernetes on different platforms varies tremendously, and is profoundly ...

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