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Creating a Kubernetes cluster

This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a new Kubernetes cluster, using the OpenStack CLI. Container clusters are deployed and managed by the OpenStack Magnum project. You can use these clusters to deploy reproducible high-availability services and infrastructures

To get started, you'll need to have the OpenStack CLI set up: You can find a tutorial on how to do that in the Getting Started section

Additionally, you'll need the Kubectl. This allows you to deploy your applications as a cluster. Make sure it's the same version as used in the cluster you are deploying:

sudo snap install kubectl --channel=1.18/stable --classic

Configure the OpenStack CLI

Inside your virtual enviroment install the magnum client:

pip install python-openstackclient python-magnumclient

Then check if you are able to reach the server list using OpenStack CLI: 

openstack server list
If you get an authentication error, run: 
source leafcloudopenrc.sh
again and make sure your password is correct

Choose a template

You can find a list of the various templates by entering the following: 

openstack coe cluster template list

Choose the one that best fits your needs. In this tutorial we'll be using: k8s-ha-v1.21.2-template-v2.0-rc3

The template that we're going to use has support for: - ingress load balancing based on octavia high availability load balancers. - autoscaling using the kubernetes openstack autoscaler driver - encrypted cinder volumes for both hosts and containers i.e. persistent volume claims

We support our pre-configured templates, if you want to use custom templates or custom labels, you can, but it might not work and we're unable to support it.

Create a Cluster

Now that we have chosen a template we can create a new cluster, with --keypair we select the keypair that will be added to the hosts, so you can access the hosts root over SSH (default user is 'core'). The keypair we're adding is the Openstack keypair name. 

openstack coe cluster create my-k8s-cluster --cluster-template k8s-ha-v1.21.2-template-v2.0-rc3 --keypair <keypair>

This process may take a few minutes. To check up on the installation enter the following: 

openstack coe cluster list
creating-a-kubernetes-cluster

When the status changes from CREATE_IN_PROGRESS to CREATE_COMPLETE the installation is complete. Next, you can retrieve the config: 

openstack coe cluster config my-k8s-cluster

This will download a file called 'config' to your home directory. 

export KUBECONFIG=/home/<username>/config

The config is now usable by kubectl and you should be able to reach your cluster by entering: 

kubectl get nodes -o wide

Finally, we can configure the storage class to enable usage of persistent volume claims. First, create the storageclass.yaml file:

kind: StorageClass
apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
metadata:
 name: cinder-csi
 annotations:
  storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class: "true"
provisioner: cinder.csi.openstack.org

Then apply it:

kubectl apply -f storageclass.yaml

You have now created a kubernetes cluster using the CLI.

Please note that only the creator of a cluster can delete it by entering the following:

openstack coe cluster delete my-k8s-cluster
If you are no longer able to access the required account to delete a cluster, contact leafcloud for support.