kops-k8s-cluster.md

To create a Kops cluster

Install AWSCLI

pip install awscli

Add to path

export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH

Create unique bucket for state

aws s3api create-bucket --bucket my-unique-bucket-name --region us-west-1 --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=us-west-1

Enable versioning

aws s3api put-bucket-versioning --bucket bucket-name-from-above --region us-west-1 --versioning-configuration Status=Enabled

Enable encryption

aws s3api put-bucket-encryption --bucket bucket-name-from-above --region us-west-1 --server-side-encryption-configuration '{"Rules":[{"ApplyServerSideEncryptionByDefault":{"SSEAlgorithm":"AES256"}}]}'

Variable for state

export KOPS_STATE_STORE=s3://bucket-name-from-above

Variable for cluster name

export NAME=yourcluster.k8s.local 

Create cluster config

kops create cluster --zones us-west-1a --master-size t3.small --node-size t2.medium --node-count 3 ${NAME}

SSH access

kops create secret --name ${NAME} sshpublickey admin -i /path/to/ssh.pub

Deploy cluster

kops update cluster --yes 

After the cluster is built you will see instructions for managing and accessing it.