Technical Requirements

To practice what you'll be learning throughout this book, you need to have access to a Kubernetes cluster. In this chapter, I'm offering two options for cluster creation: a local setup and a cloud-based solution in AWS. If you're just starting out or you want to focus solely on workload scaling in the upcoming chapters, the local option using Kind (Kubernetes in Docker) is a good choice. Alternatively, you could use Docker Desktop and turn on Kubernetes or use a Kubernetes playground like Killercoda or Play with Kubernetes.However, if you're eager to dive into the full cloud experience from the start, I'll also provide instructions for setting up an Amazon EKS cluster using Terraform. This option will give you a more realistic environment, closely mimicking production scenarios. Just remember, if you choose this route, to delete all resources after your study sessions to avoid unnecessary charges.To make the process as smooth as possible...