How To Create a Kubernetes Cluster Using Kubeadm

Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system for managing containers at scale. Kubeadm automates the installation and configuration of Kubernetes components such as the API server, Controller Manager, and Kube DNS. In this guide, you will set up a Kubernetes cluster from scratch using Ansible and Kubeadm, and then deploy a containerized Nginx application to it. Choose your OS below to get started.

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