Course Overview

Context

JKL Enterprises, a global leader in e-commerce and digital services, is looking to enhance its infrastructure by deploying a highly available Kubernetes cluster. This cluster will be used to manage and orchestrate their containerized applications, providing the scalability and reliability needed to support their rapidly growing user base. The deployment will be automated using Ansible, leveraging kubeadm for Kubernetes setup, Ceph for storage solutions, and Proxmox as the virtualization platform. The goal is to ensure a secure, resilient, and easily manageable Kubernetes environment.

Objectives

• Automate the deployment of a highly available Kubernetes cluster using kubeadm.
• Utilize Proxmox for virtualization and Ceph for distributed storage.
• Ensure the cluster is secure and resilient, with HA capabilities.
• Implement etcd for reliable and consistent cluster state management.
• Use Ansible to automate the entire deployment process.

Prerequisites

• Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, Proxmox, Ceph, and Ansible.
• Familiarity with Linux server administration and networking concepts.
• Access to Proxmox VE cluster and necessary hardware resources.
• Access to the company’s Ansible control node.