kubeadm VS kubernetes-the-hard-way

It works on top of KubeADM, you can also implement specific configuration about it.

https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/blob/main/docs/ha-considerations.md was a huge help in getting it up and running.

Kubeadm is a more barebones tool, focusing on cluster node setup and Kubernetes component installation. It’s a command line tool that facilitates the various setup operations, but configuration needs to be done manually and per node.

For HA I opted for keepalived + haproxy and it has been working quite well so far (followed the guide from https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/blob/main/docs/ha-considerations.md)

- set up with a Load Balancer (I'm using haproxy)

This is a useful guide on how to set them up (note: the version of HAProxy they specify is no longer being maintained, but you can upgrade it to a later version): Kubeadm - HA Considerations

Hi, last few days I'm solving the same thing. So I found some helpful github issue https://github.com/kubernetes/kubeadm/issues/581 maybe it helps.

Kubeadm is a cluster provisioning tool implementing the best-practices for creating Kubernetes clusters (following Kubernetes The Hard Way steps). Kubeadm performs the actions necessary to get a minimum viable and secure cluster. It follows Kubernetes operator architectural approach for cluster creation and management. What is also important, Kubeadm is an official Kubernetes SIG Lifecycle project - this is important because official Kubernetes SIG projects usually tent to have better community support and be more mature than their non-official counterparts.

As I delved into the world of Kubernetes, I opted for what seemed like the scenic route—until reality hit. With determination and a sprinkle of naivety, I plunged into crafting a Kubernetes cluster from scratch. Little did I know, I was in for a wild ride of commands, configurations, and complexities. But fear not! With the guiding light of a course based on the notorious "Kubernetes The Hard Way" GitHub repository, albeit customized for AWS instead of Google Cloud, I embarked on my journey to build my digital fortress, one step at a time.

Another resource that I found pretty helpful was "Kubernetes the Hard Way" by Kelsey Hightower despite its complexity.

https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

I recently published Kubernetes the Harder Way, a guide loosely based on Kelsey Hightower's Kubernetes the Hard Way, but lenghtier, more explanatory, broader in scope, and - most importantly - harder, by targeting a local machine instead of Google Cloud Platform.

How about this? It will setup a kubernetes cluster on GCP with 3 worker nodes?

https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

Some costs here but click on the google cloud calc as it seems to have gone up since he wrote this:

If you wanna go all in: https://github.com/kelseyhightower/kubernetes-the-hard-way

Oh, and both: "Kubernetes up and Running" and "Production Kubernetes" are great books.

Using Kubernetes The Hard Way is a great way to learn it deeply and quickly.

If you wanna learn it deeply and quickly, Kelsey Hightower's Kubernetes the hard way is fantastic!