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Have a look at https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide I set up a 3 node cluster using it in an afternoon and haven't had any problems since.

Great article! Never stop tinkering. Here‘s how I got to know Kubernetes: By end of 2016, the Kubernetes hype was just about to pick up real steam. As somebody who always liked the idea of running something like an own cluster in the cloud, I attended KubeCon Europe in early 2017. The event was sold out, and took place in a venue almost too small for the number of attendees. It was great. During the event I was just about to finish the Hobby Kube[1] project. Back then weren’t any guides that addressed all the problems encountered when running Kubernetes on a budget, using low cost VPS on random cloud providers. So I dived into the subject in the second half of 2016 and started writing a guide, including automated provisioning using Terraform. I discovered WireGuard in the process of looking for a solution to efficiently securing network t

I‘m running at three node Kubernetes cluster for less than $10 a month using this guide: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide Disclaimer: I‘m the author.

I'm running a three node cluster on Hetzner Cloud for less than $10 a month. Comprehensive guide and automated provisioning available here: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide

Use WireGuard[1] instead. It's way faster than Tinc and other userland VPN implementations. I've been using it for the same purpose as the author of the article and it has been rock solid - not a single issue during almost two years. Setup and configuration is a breeze[2]. [1] https://www.wireguard.com/ [2] https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide#wireguard-setup Edit: Benchmarks on Hetzner Cloud (1vCPU, 2GB) $ iperf3 -c kube1 Connecting to host kube1, port 5201 [ 4] local 10.0.1.2 port 57622 connected to 10.0.1.1 port 5201 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth Retr Cwnd [ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 77.2 MBytes 647 Mbits/sec 79 1.37 MBytes [ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 78.8 MBytes 661 Mbits/sec 0 1.51 MBytes [ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 81.2 MBytes 681 Mbits/sec 0 1.62 MBytes [ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 85

I treat my cluster as immutable. My setup is open source: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide

Indeed, see https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide/issues/6 Edit: I think this was you.

For personal projects I am using multi-node Hetzner instances managed with a Terraform script heavily inspired from https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide + RKE for K8S setup and it works really well.

Great article! I‘m running a full-featured three node cluster for less than $10/month on Hetzner Cloud. This kind of setup requires a little more effort, but it can be fully automated and you learn a couple of things about Kubernetes on the way. I published and maintain this guide[1], including provisioning using Terraform and a bunch of example manifests to get you started. [1] https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide

This is a really good starting point; https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide I've used it for several projects and it works a treat.

Thanks for the hint, I didn‘t know that. Related issue: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide/issues/47

Even though I fully agree with you, running a little 3 node cluster just for fun is amazing. Thanks to Rook and an Nginx ingress controller with kube-lego, I’m able to deploy applications leveraging distributed storage and getting tls secured endpoints without a single ssh session. This, in my point of view, is absolutely powerful. Shameless plug, I‘ve been working on a project explaining how to run small scale clusters in the cloud for more than a year: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide

Good to see WireGuard getting some coverage. I‘ve been embracing it from the very beginning for small scale Kubernetes clusters running on virtually any cloud provider lacking isolated private networking[1]. It‘s been running stable in different environments for more than a year; set up and forget. Unlike similar software it‘s also dead simple to configure. Apparently, Linus wants it in the Kernel[2]. [1] https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide/blob/master/README.md [2] https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/2/13/752

That's exactly how I set up my own cluster running outside of well integrated and isolated platforms (AWS, GCE, you name it). The experiences gathered during this process are available in the shape of a guide, including Terraform modules for fully automated provisioning: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide

You might enjoy this guide[1]. It explains how to deploy and run a secure, fully functional Kubernetes cluster outside platforms like GCE or AWS. Provisioning and example manifests are provided as well. [1] https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide