Documentation

Introduction

The documentation is presented as a learning tool, allowing the end-user to understand all configuration and deployment aspects of a bare-metal based K3s cluster.

Cluster Hardware

The following hardware was used to deploy the cluster:

  • 8 x Raspberry Pi 4 Model B with 8GB RAM
  • 8 x GeeekPi Isolated PoE HAT for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
  • 8 x Samsung PM883 240GB SSD, connected to same USB port
  • 8 x SLK Tech Sata to USB cable
  • UniFi UDM-SE cloud gateway, for dedicated network management
  • UniFi USW-Pro-24-POE switch, powering the Raspberry Pi’s

Network

Prior starting the cluster configuration, the end-user must determine if the network configuration can support load balancing with external IP addresses assigned from a load balancer IP pool. Some retail routers do not have this capability.

Next

Dive right into the following section, to get started:

Getting Started
Set the local deployment environment.