Local Cluster vs. Remote Cluster for Kubernetes-Based Development

• kind

  182 12,750 8.8 Go

  Kubernetes IN Docker - local clusters for testing Kubernetes

  

Since the developer is the only one who has to access this cluster for development, local clusters can be a feasible solution for this purpose. Over time, several solutions have emerged that are particularly made for running Kubernetes in local environments. The most important ones are Kubernetes in Docker (kind), MicroK8s, minikube and k3s. For a comparison of these local Kubernetes options, you can look at this post.

• devspace-plugin-loft

  57 19 7.1

  Loft Plugin for DevSpace - adds commands like `devspace create space` or `devspace create vcluster` to DevSpace

  

Management Effort: While the setup of an environment for the developer is quite easy in the cloud, the management of the cloud environment needs to be taken care of. This can include the management of the access to the cloud environment itself, i.e. who can create clusters in a public cloud, or the management of the Kubernetes cluster that is shared by the developers. For example, if a new engineer wants to start working in the cloud environment, the admin of the cloud or the cluster manager needs to provide the engineer with an own access and some explanation about the processes. This will lead to some distraction for the designated manager of the development infrastructure. (I believe this role can be described as Developer Experience Owner and could become more important in the future.) Fortunately, it is in the interest of public cloud providers as well as the providers of internal Kubernetes platforms such as Loft to make the onboarding process as easy as possible, which has led to some improvements in this area already.

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• microk8s

  8 6,539 9.3 Python

  Discontinued MicroK8s is a small, fast, single-package Kubernetes for developers, IoT and edge. [Moved to: https://github.com/canonical/microk8s] (by ubuntu)

  

Since the developer is the only one who has to access this cluster for development, local clusters can be a feasible solution for this purpose. Over time, several solutions have emerged that are particularly made for running Kubernetes in local environments. The most important ones are Kubernetes in Docker (kind), MicroK8s, minikube and k3s. For a comparison of these local Kubernetes options, you can look at this post.

• minikube

  78 28,296 9.9 Go

  Run Kubernetes locally

  

Since the developer is the only one who has to access this cluster for development, local clusters can be a feasible solution for this purpose. Over time, several solutions have emerged that are particularly made for running Kubernetes in local environments. The most important ones are Kubernetes in Docker (kind), MicroK8s, minikube and k3s. For a comparison of these local Kubernetes options, you can look at this post.

• k3s

  7 15,937 9.2 Go

  Discontinued Lightweight Kubernetes [Moved to: https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s] (by rancher)

  

Since the developer is the only one who has to access this cluster for development, local clusters can be a feasible solution for this purpose. Over time, several solutions have emerged that are particularly made for running Kubernetes in local environments. The most important ones are Kubernetes in Docker (kind), MicroK8s, minikube and k3s. For a comparison of these local Kubernetes options, you can look at this post.

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