Installing Kubernetes
In this chapter, we'll look at a few different ways to install Kubernetes.
Things have changed a lot since I wrote the first edition of the book in July 2017. Back then, installing Kubernetes was hard. These days, it's a lot easier. In fact, we're approaching the point where we can just ask for a Kubernetes cluster and get one – a zero-effort Kubernetes cluster. This is especially true with hosted Kubernetes services such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
On the topic of hosted Kubernetes services… More and more companies are choosing to use hosted Kubernetes services, and with things such as GKE On-Prem (https://cloud.google.com/gke-on-prem/), it's looking increasingly likely that a large number of Kubernetes clusters will be built and managed via the major cloud providers.
With all of this in mind, ask yourself the following question before building your own Kubernetes cluster...