Kubernetes on bare-metal: lessons learned, with Mathias Pius | KubeFM

What does it take to build a Kubernetes cluster on bare metal? In this episode of KubeFM, you will learn how to plan and execute a successful setup for a bare-metal Kubernetes cluster. You will follow Mathias' journey as he rebuilt his cluster several times and learn how to: Identify dependencies and priorities between components to avoid incidents in the future. Leverage FluxCD to have a predictable and documented setup. Secure the nodes from external traffic with firewalls and Cilium cluster-wide network policies. Use Talos to have a self-contained Kubernetes operating system. Mathias also shared tips and advice for other engineers embarking on the same process. Find all the links and info for this episode here: https://ku.bz/WxLPC_Wlb === Interested in sponsoring a KubeFM episode? https://kube.fm/sponsorships === CHAPTERS ========= 00:00 Intro 00:31 Three must-have tools 01:04 Mathias background 03:20 Learning Kubernetes 04:44 Personal projects 07:16 Bare metal vs managed services 08:27 Planning a bare metal cluster 10:58 Choosing the right tool 11:25 Talos 13:42 Cilium 16:34 Ingress, cert-manager, external-dns 17:03 FluxCD vs ArgoCD 18:43 Lessons learned 20:17 Was it a good idea? 21:58 Recommendation for on-prem 23:22 The response from the community 24:37 What's next? 26:00 Outro LISTEN ON ========= Apple Podcast https://kube.fm/apple Spotify https://kube.fm/spotify Amazon Music https://kube.fm/amazon Overcast https://kube.fm/overcast Pocket casts https://kube.fm/pocket-casts Deezer https://kube.fm/deezer