K3s

K3s is a CNCF sandbox project that delivers a lightweight yet powerful certified Kubernetes distribution

k3s.io, docs, code, suse.com/products/k3s

Architecture

Single binary:

• containerd
• flannel
• CoreDNS
• iptables
• SQLite
• klipper-lb
• Helm
• traefik Ingress Controller

Quick start

Quick-Start Guide

# runs installation script
wget -q -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/k3d-io/k3d/main/install.sh | bash

# creates a cluster
k3d cluster create firstcluster

# displays nodes
kubectl get nodes

# deletes a cluster
k3d cluster delete firstcluster

Knowledge

• Advanced Options and Configuration
  • Auto-deploying manifests

Cluster API

• zawachte/cluster-api-k3s

Infrastructure automation (IaC)

• rlex/ansible-role-k3s