Kamatera Rancher Kubernetes

This guide will show you how to setup a Kubernetes cluster and related infrastructure managed via Rancher using the following versions:

• Rancher v2.6.6
• Kubernetes v1.23

High-Level Architecture

The architecture is very dynamic, components can be changed or removed depending on requirements:

Guide

Create the Rancher server / cluster

We will use Rancher to create and manage the Kubernetes cluster/s. First step is to setup the Rancher server or cluster.

There are 2 options, both are reliable and valid for production deployments, depending on your requirements.

Continue the guide by clicking on one of the following options:

• Single Rancher Server - Simple and cheap, requiring only a single server.
• High Availability Rancher Cluster - Harder to create and manage, requires a minimum of 3 servers.

Create a Kubernetes Cluster

Once you have a Rancher server or cluster, you can use it to create a Kubernetes cluster.

Following guide shows how to create a cluster using the Kamatera Rancher driver:

• Create a Kubernetes Cluster

Additional Infrastructure and Services

Once you have a Kubernetes cluster, some additional services are usually required, it's recommended to follow the following guides in order as they depend on each other:

• Accessing Workloads Externally - Load Balancing / Ingress
• Persistent Storage
• Monitoring and Logging
• Debugging
• Cluster Autoscaler