introduction.md

Provisioning and Deploying Kubernetes on AWS

TK8 offers two possibilities to create a cluster on the desired platform. On one hand, there is the path via the CLI, which requires dependencies on the executing system. Alternatively, it is possible to create a cluster on the desired platform with a minimal dependency on Docker.

Provisioning using CLI

The use of the CLI gives you more freedom to individualize your workflows.

Prerequisites using CLI

• Git
• Terraform
• Ansible
• kubectl
• Python
• pip
• Existing SSH keypair in AWS
• AWS access and secret keys

Documentation

Provisioning using Docker

This is the easiest way to deploy a H.A. Kubernetes cluster on AWS with the kubernautslabs/tk8 docker image.

Prerequisites using Docker

• Git
• Docker
• Existing SSH keypair in AWS
• AWS access and secret keys

Documentation

Provisioning using EKS

This is the easiest way to deploy an AWS EKS cluster using the kubernautslabs/tk8 docker image.

Prerequisites using EKS

• Git
• Terraform
• Ansible
• kubectl
• Python
• pip
• AWS IAM Authenticator
• Existing SSH keypair in AWS
• AWS access and secret keys
• Exported AWS Credentials

Documentation

Managing Lifecylce of the Cluster

This is the easiest way to manage lifecylce of the cluster using the kubernautslabs/tk8 docker image.

Prerequisites managing lifecylce of the Cluster

• Git
• Terraform
• Ansible
• kubectl
• Python
• pip
• Existing SSH keypair in AWS
• AWS access and secret keys

Documentation