Install a Rancher Labs Kubernetes distribution (k3s) on a Raspberry Pi cluster.

· Master Server
∘ Install
∘ Uninstall
· Worker Node
∘ Join a Cluster
∘ Uninstall
· Utilities
∘ kubectl
∘ k9s
· Summary

Note: This post refers to laptop / desktop as client machines. These are the clients used to connect to the Raspberry Pi master / worker nodes remotely.

Prerequisites

• Setting Up a Raspberry Pi Cluster

Installation instructions for setting up a local Raspberry Pi cluster at your home desk.

· Operating System on SD Card
· Network Setup
· RPi Configuration
· SSH Config
∘ Client
∘ RPi Server
· Verification
· Troubleshooting
∘ Locale Issues
· Summary

Note: For the time this post was published, there isn’t an official Raspberry Pi OS image that supports a 64 bit system. There are beta versions but with limitations. This blog post won’t cover them until officially released.

Automate your local dev configuration in style on a personal, work or any other machine.

TL;DR

Control the following items from a Git backed repository:

• .dotfiles
• Homebrew packages / casks
• macOS settings override

LONG

· Incentive
· Solution
· dotfiles
· Homebrew packages / casks
· macOS settings override
· Demo
· Summary

What is a .dotfile? It is a standard text file usually located within the $HOME folder. It contains a dot prefix in its name and is a hidden file which you can list with ls -a on a *nix system.

What is a Homebrew package / cask? Homebrew is…

Learn how to configure the deployment of multiple Kubernetes resources as a single unit using Helm package manager.

· Helm-CLI
∘ Install
∘ Uninstall
· Charts
∘ Search
∘ Install
∘ Upgrade
· Summary

Note: This post is a TL;DR for sharing basic Helm v3 usage which is required for the reader just to get started, for additional information please follow the official docs.

Helm-CLI

Mostly TL;DRs for installing the Helm CLI.​

Install

Install using your favorite package manager, consult with the official docs for additional information.

# tl;dr for macOS
brew install helm

Uninstall

Follow the removal instructions of the package manager…