Overview

For development purposes, you can use Minikube to create a single-node Kubernetes cluster on your local machine. However, for production or realistic testing environments, we strongly recommend setting up a multi-node cluster using kubeadm.

This guide will help you install Kubernetes version 1.31 using kubeadm. Refer to the official tutorial and an additional detailed guide linked below.

  1. Official Kubernetes Installation Tutorial: Install kubeadm
  2. Comprehensive Blog Tutorial: Install Kubernetes with kubeadm

Follow the instructions in these guides to successfully set up your Kubernetes cluster.

Post-Installation Steps

After installing the cluster, apply all the necessary YAML files for your configuration. Ensure you replace [url] with the actual URL containing the YAML files.

kubectl apply -f [yaml file]

Notes

  • Use kubeadm version 1.31 to ensure compatibility.
  • Test your cluster with a sample application deployment to verify everything works correctly.
  • Check the cluster health using:
      kubectl get nodes
      kubectl get pods -A
    

By following these steps and guides, you’ll have a fully functional Kubernetes cluster ready for deployment.