Section 2: Building the Physical Setup

In this section, you will learn how to assemble the Raspberry Pi hardware, set up and configure the operating system, and establish a reliable network connection for the cluster.

This is the 2nd section of the guide Building a production-ready Kubernetes cluster from scratch. Make sure you have completed the previous section before continuing here. The full list of lessons in the guide can be found in the overview.

Lessons

• Lesson 4: Unboxing Raspberry Pi devices

  Unbox your Raspberry Pi devices and prepare them for the cluster setup. Learn about the hardware components and their roles in the Kubernetes cluster.

• Lesson 5: Flashing Raspberry Pi OS and Initial Configuration

  Follow a step-by-step guide to install Raspberry Pi OS on your devices, configure essential settings, and prepare them for networking.

• Lesson 6: Setting Up NVMe SSDs for Persistent Storage

  Learn how to install NVMe HATs and configure SSD storage for use with Longhorn and local container image storage.

• Lesson 7: Networking Setup and Configuration

  Set up the network for your Raspberry Pi cluster, including configuring static IPs, ensuring connectivity, and verifying network settings.

Getting Started

To get started with the section, head over to the first lesson in this section to unbox your Raspberry Pi devices and prepare them for the cluster setup.