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Nicholas Malcolm 8484c015d6 Fix k3s_server_location only working on default
- K3s has some absolute paths set in various places which cannot be
  changed. Using a symbolic link was the easiest fix. This is nice for
  running K3S on SBC that must boot to SD but K3S data should be stored
  on a faster drive.
- Other changes are for making the site playbook replayable without
  resetting the cluster. Ideally you can rerun it to check existing
  nodes or to add new ones.

Signed-off-by: Derek Nola <derek.nola@suse.com>
2023-11-08 10:23:56 -08:00

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# Build a Kubernetes cluster using k3s via Ansible
Author: <https://github.com/itwars>
## K3s Ansible Playbook
Build a Kubernetes cluster using Ansible with k3s. The goal is easily install a Kubernetes cluster on machines running:
- [X] Debian
- [X] Ubuntu
- [X] CentOS
on processor architecture:
- [X] x64
- [X] arm64
- [X] armhf
## System requirements
Deployment environment must have Ansible 2.4.0+
Master and nodes must have passwordless SSH access
## Usage
First copy the sample inventory to `inventory.yml`.
```bash
cp inventory-sample.yml inventory.yml
```
Second edit the inventory file to match your cluster setup. For example:
```bash
k3s_cluster:
children:
server:
hosts:
192.16.35.11
agent:
hosts:
192.16.35.12
192.16.35.13
```
If needed, you can also edit `vars` section at the bottom to match your environment.
If multiple hosts are in the server group the playbook will automatically setup k3s in HA mode with embedded etcd.
An odd number of server nodes is recommended (3,5,7). Read the offical documentation below for more information and options.
https://rancher.com/docs/k3s/latest/en/installation/ha-embedded/
Using a loadbalancer or VIP as the API endpoint is preferred but not covered here.
Start provisioning of the cluster using the following command:
```bash
ansible-playbook playbook/site.yml -i inventory.yml
```
## Kubeconfig
To confirm access to your **Kubernetes** cluster use the following:
```bash
kubectl get nodes
```