Summary: Getting Kubernetes

Recap

Docker Desktop is a great way to get a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It’s free to use for personal projects and personal learning, and it automatically installs and configures kubectl. It’s not intended for production use, but it is a great tool for learning purposes.

Civo Cloud Kubernetes is a simple-to-use hosted Kubernetes service. Civo manages the control plane and lets us size and spec as many worker nodes as we need. Readers get $500 of free credit that lasts for three months and is more than enough to complete the examples in the course if you want to create a cluster on the cloud. However, remember to delete the cluster when you’re finished so you don’t incur unexpected costs and waste energy.

There are many other ways to install Kubernetes, but the ones we’ve shown here are enough to get you started.