Tools for setting up the Kubernetes cluster
This section describes the tools needed to set up a Kubernetes cluster.
Install Minikube (for local development)
Minikube is a Kubernetes implementation that creates a virtual machine on a local machine and deploys a cluster containing a single node.
To install Minikube for local development, follow the installation instructions in the local development tutorial.
Start Minikube
To start Minikube, enter this command:
minikube start
Minikube Dashboard
To see the components that are created when Minikube is installed, enter this command:
minikube dashboard
Install Amazon Web Services Elastic Kubernetes Service (for production)
Amazon Web Services Elastic Kubernetes Service, or EKS, is a managed Kubernetes platform provided by Amazon Web Services. The eksctl tool is a simple way to bring up a Kubernetes cluster.
Install eksctl
To install eksctl, follow the installation instructions at Installing or updating eksctl.
Use eksctl to provision a Kubernetes cluster on EKS
The following eksctl code can be used to create a Kubernetes cluster in EKS. Replace the items in capital letters with the correct values for your configuration. For an explanation of the parameters, see Helm Chart parameters.
eksctl create cluster \ --name CLUSTER_NAME \ --version KUBERNETES_VERSION \ --region REGION \ --nodegroup-name NODEGROUP_NAME \ --node-type NODE_TYPE \ --nodes NUMBER_OF_NODES
Parameters
Value |
Description |
|---|---|
|
A unique (distinctive) name for the cluster. |
|
The version of Kubernetes in use. |
|
A unique (distinctive) name for the node group. |
|
The type of node. It is recommended to set this to |
|
Total number of nodes running a MarkLogic database + nodes running other applications. |