I describe why you should use Kargo to deploy kubernetes and how to start.

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Deploying Kubernetes using
Kargo
Jan25 2017
Matthew Mosesohn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-mosesohn-aa19398)
Piotr Siwczak (https://www.linkedin.com/in/psiwczak)

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Why should I pay attention to Kargo at all?
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How to begin?
Questions to get answered

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Kargo - mission
“Deploy a production-ready Kubernetes cluster”
(source: https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kargo/blob/master/README.md)
v2.1.0

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Kargo scope
Kargo deploys “full stack”
Operating system
Docker / Rkt
KubeletETCD
Flannel
/
Calico
kube-controller K8S AddOns

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Community
https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kargo

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● Bare metal focus with potential for cloud
● Scalable (800 nodes battle tested)
● Future-proof approach (kubeadm & self-hosted)
● Low learning curve (pure Ansible)
● Lifecycle management
Kargo - key characteristics

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Next steps for Kargo
What:
Go with the latest architecture (kubeadm + self-hosted)
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Why:
Embrace recommended architecture

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Next steps for Kargo
What:
Better test coverage for cloud envs
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Why:
- Cloud is major environment for K8S deployments.
- Advent of federation will allow for deployments across
many envs.

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Next steps for Kargo
What:
Rolling upgrade
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Why:
Huge obstacle for enterprise adoption for the technology -
learned hard way from OpenStack

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How to begin

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Production deploy steps
https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kargo/blob/master/
docs/getting-started.md
● Install usual ansible prerequisites (pure OS + ssh)
● Generate ansible inventory file
● Generate group_vars
● Rollout using standard ansible tools

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Evaluation
vagrant up

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Thank you!