Own the Kubernetes By Deploying It

Cargo Boat by chuttersnap

Let’s take the matter into our own hands and master the basics of Kubernetes by deploying a personal, single-node cluster for side projects on the cheapest VPS you can find.

As the great, Admin Mickiewicz (1798–1855), in the “Ode to Juniors” wrote:

Down from the Cloud where the Vendor locks

A self-thought DevOps drops.

He is his own rudder, sailor, and vessel.

Oh… so you mean OWN the cluster, like literally?

Literally figuratively own the k8s

FROM note:latest as introduction

This article is based on my personal notes on building a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It’s one of those you-don’t-need-it projects, primarily for educational purposes.

This is the first part of the series and covers:

• Installation of Kubernetes
• Manual import of Docker image to cluster, then integrating cluster with GHCR
• Finally, the deployment of a Hello World service