Cluster API Lab - KubeCon NA 2022
Did you know you can create and manage a fleet of Kubernetes clusters just as easily as deploying Pods? Learn how to leverage Cluster API to create, update and manage your infrastructure, whether in the cloud or on-premises. Cluster API brings declarative management of entire clusters to the infrastructure provider of your choice.
Using your local machine you will learn how to create a fleet of clusters with Cluster API, scale up and down the number of nodes, and run a one-touch upgrade of entire clusters, all in just a few minutes.
This tutorial is designed for people who have some experience managing Kubernetes, and are interested in a new approach to solving the problem of operating clusters. You will leave this tutorial with the skills to automate fleets of clusters running production-grade Kubernetes.
This tutorial focuses on showcasing Cluster API features with the Docker provider which is using Docker on the local machine.
For more details on this talk see the KubeCon schedule. The slides that pair with this tutorial are here.
Note: Before attending the tutorial at KubeCon please run through the prerequisites section to ensure the best experience on the day.
Note: If you run into problems during the tutorial please check the troubleshooting guide
Sections:
- Prerequisites
- Creating your first cluster with Cluster API
- Deploying the Cluster API visualizer
- Changing the Cluster Topology
- MachineHealthChecks and Machine remediation
- Upgrading to another Kubernetes version
- Cluster Lifecycle Hooks
- Self-hosted management cluster
- Deleting a cluster && cleaning up Cluster API