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Kubernetes on Ubuntu

There are multiple ways to run a Kubernetes cluster with Ubuntu. These pages explain how to deploy Kubernetes on Ubuntu on multiple public and private clouds, as well as bare metal.

Official Ubuntu Guides
Third-party Product Integrations
Developer Guides
Where to find us

Official Ubuntu Guides

The Canonical Distribution of Kubernetes

The latest version of Kubernetes with upstream binaries. Supports AWS, GCE, Azure, Joyent, OpenStack, VMware, Bare Metal and localhost deployments.

Quick Start

conjure-up provides the quickest way to deploy Kubernetes on Ubuntu for multiple clouds and bare metal. It provides a user-friendly UI that prompts you for cloud credentials and configuration options

Available for Ubuntu 16.04 and newer:

sudo snap install conjure-up --classic
# re-login may be required at that point if you just installed snap utility
conjure-up kubernetes

As well as Homebrew for macOS:

brew install conjure-up
conjure-up kubernetes

Operational Guides

These are more in-depth guides for users choosing to run Kubernetes in production:

Third-party Product Integrations

Rancher

Developer Guides

Localhost using LXD

Where to find us

We’re normally following the following Slack channels:

and we monitor the Kubernetes mailing lists.

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