Creating a Kubernetes cluster is not trivial. We have to make many choices, and we can easily get lost in the myriad of options. The number of permutations is getting close to infinite and, yet, our clusters need to be configured consistently. Experience from the first attempt to set up a cluster can easily convert into a nightmare that will haunt you for the rest of your life.
Unlike Docker Swarm that packs almost everything into a single binary, Kubernetes clusters require quite a few separate components running across the nodes. Setting them up can be very easy, or it can become a challenge. It all depends on the choices we make initially. One of the first things we need to do is choose a tool that we'll use to create a Kubernetes cluster.
If we'd decide to install a Docker Swarm cluster, all we'd need to do is to...
