This section lists the different ways to set up and run Kubernetes.When you install Kubernetes, choose an installation type based on: ease of maintenance, security,control, available resources, and expertise required to operate and manage a cluster.
You can download Kubernetes to deploy a Kubernetes clusteron a local machine, into the cloud, or for your own datacenter.
Several Kubernetes components such as kube-apiserver or kube-proxy can also bedeployed as container images within the cluster.
It is recommended to run Kubernetes components as container images whereverthat is possible, and to have Kubernetes manage those components.Components that run containers - notably, the kubelet - can't be included in this category.
If you don't want to manage a Kubernetes cluster yourself, you could pick a managed service, includingcertified platforms.There are also other standardized and custom solutions across a wide range of cloud andbare metal environments.
Learning environment
If you're learning Kubernetes, use the tools supported by the Kubernetes community,or tools in the ecosystem to set up a Kubernetes cluster on a local machine.See Install tools.
Production environment
When evaluating a solution for aproduction environment, consider which aspects ofoperating a Kubernetes cluster (or abstractions) you want to manage yourself and which youprefer to hand off to a provider.
For a cluster you're managing yourself, the officially supported toolfor deploying Kubernetes is kubeadm.
What's next
- Download Kubernetes
- Download and install tools including
kubectl - Select a container runtime for your new cluster
- Learn about best practices for cluster setup
Kubernetes is designed for its control plane torun on Linux. Within your cluster you can run applications on Linux or other operating systems, includingWindows.
- Learn to set up clusters with Windows nodes
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Last modified November 23, 2022 at 3:06 PM PST: Added glossary tooltip to kube-apiserver and kube-prox (c430d9a72c)
