What is Kubernetes and how do I deploy it on Linux

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration platform designed to automate the deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts. It provides container-centric infrastructure and facilitates managing containerized applications. Kubernetes is widely used for its capability to manage microservices architecture and handle load balancing, service discovery, and scaling effectively.

How to Deploy Kubernetes on Linux

To deploy Kubernetes on a Linux system, follow these steps:

  1. Install Docker on your Linux system, as Kubernetes relies on container technology.
  2. Set up the Kubernetes package repository on your system.
  3. Install Kubernetes components including Kubelet, Kubeadm, and Kubectl.
  4. Initialize your Kubernetes cluster using Kubeadm.
  5. Set the necessary network configurations to enable communication between nodes.
  6. Use Kubectl to manage your Kubernetes resources.

Example of Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https curl curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add - echo "deb https://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y kubelet kubeadm kubectl sudo apt-mark hold kubelet kubeadm kubectl sudo kubeadm init mkdir -p $HOME/.kube sudo cp -i /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config kubectl apply -f https://docs.projectcalico.org/manifests/calico.yaml

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