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Kubernetes (K3s) in the Civo cloud (k3s-civo-sgt7)

This repository contains Terraform configurations for setting up a Kubernetes cluster on Civo's K3s platform. It enables you to spin up a simple k3s cluster in the Civo cloud. It is great for courses such as Nigel Poulton's "Quick Start Kubernetes". If you don't have a copy of the book, you can purchase one from Leanpub. I highly recommend it!

Repository Structure

The repository consists of three main Terraform files:

• main.tf: This file contains the main resources for the Kubernetes cluster.
• provider.tf: This file sets up the Civo provider for Terraform.
• variables.tf: This file contains the variables used in the Terraform configurations. You can modify the values in this file to suit your needs.

Prerequisites

• Terraform: You will need Terraform installed on your local machine to use these configurations.
• An active API Key in your Civo Cloud.
• There are numerous ways to configure authentication for the Civo Terraform Provider for this lab environment, but I simply store the API key in a variable e.g.

  export CIVO_TOKEN=<your token>

Usage

1. Clone this repository.
2. Modify the variables.tf file as needed.
3. Run terraform init to initialize your Terraform configuration.
4. Run terraform apply to create your Kubernetes cluster.

For more detailed instructions, please refer to the comments in each file.