Installing Kubernetes with deployment tools

There are many methods and tools for setting up your own production Kubernetes cluster. For example:

  • kubeadm

  • Cluster API: A Kubernetes sub-project focused on providing declarative APIs and tooling to simplify provisioning, upgrading, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters.

  • kops: An automated cluster provisioning tool. For tutorials, best practices, configuration options and information on reaching out to the community, please check the kOps website for details.

  • kubespray: A composition of Ansible playbooks, inventory, provisioning tools, and domain knowledge for generic OS/Kubernetes clusters configuration management tasks. You can reach out to the community on Slack channel #kubespray.