Summary
In this chapter, we learned how to install Kubernetes in a few different ways on a few different platforms.
We saw how fast and simple it is to set up a Kubernetes cluster on Play with Kubernetes (PWK). We got a 4-hour playground without having to install anything on our laptop or in our own cloud.
We set up Docker Desktop and Minikube for a great developer experience on our laptops.
We learned how to spin up a managed/hosted Kubernetes cluster in the Google Cloud using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
Then, we looked at how to use the kops
tool to spin up a cluster in AWS using the AWS provider.
We finished the chapter by learning how to perform a manual install using the kubeadm
tool.
There are other ways and places we can install Kubernetes. But the chapter is already long enough, and I've pulled out way too much of my hair already.