This tutorial leverages Microsoft Azure to streamline provisioning of the compute infrastructure required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster from the ground up. Sign up for $200 in free credits.
The compute resources required for this tutorial exceed the Azure free tier.
If you're running this tutorial from a Linux or macOS machine, you're all set. If you're running on Windows, you'll need to use WSL. Instructions for setting that up can be found in the official docs HERE.
Follow the Azure CLI documentation to install and configure the az command line utility.
This tutorial assumes a default compute region has been configured.
If you are using the az command-line tool for the first time, you'll need to login:
az login
Set a default compute region:
az configure --default region=eastus
tmux can be used to run commands on multiple compute instances at the same time. Labs in this tutorial may require running the same commands across multiple compute instances, in those cases consider using tmux and splitting a window into multiple panes with synchronize-panes enabled to speed up the provisioning process.
The use of tmux is optional and not required to complete this tutorial.
Enable
synchronize-panes:ctrl+bthenshift :. Then typeset synchronize-panes onat the prompt. To disable synchronization:set synchronize-panes off.