Build a Production-Ready Kubernetes Cluster with Spectro Cloud Palette | No-Code Tutorial

Struggling with complex Kubernetes configurations? In this video, you'll learn how to build a production-ready, reusable Kubernetes stack using the Spectro Cloud Palette web UI—no code required. Think of a cluster profile as a reusable blueprint for your ideal cluster, allowing you to define it once and deploy it as many times as you need.

Over the course of this tutorial, we will walk you through:

• Creating a "Full" Cluster Profile: We'll start from scratch, defining every layer of a production-grade cluster.
• Defining Your Infrastructure:
• Operating System: Choose your OS; we use Ubuntu in this demo.
• Container Network Interface (CNI): Select your preferred CNI, like Cilium, and customize its Helm chart values directly in the UI.
• Container Storage Interface (CSI): Configure your storage layer, using Google Cloud disks for a GCP deployment.
• Kubernetes Version: Easily select and modify the specific Kubernetes version you want to deploy.

Building Composable Add-on Layers: Learn how to create a separate, reusable monitoring stack with Prometheus and Grafana that can be applied to any cluster.

Simplifying Configuration: Use built-in presets and variables to manage complex settings and handle sensitive information like passwords securely.

• Deploying and Managing Your Cluster:
• Deploy your profile to a cloud provider (we use GCP) with just a few clicks.
• Configure your control plane and worker nodes, including instance types and auto-scaling.
• Apply updates and configuration changes to a running cluster with a clear view of the diff.

Understanding the Power of Palette: Discover how Spectro Cloud Palette provides a user-friendly interface on top of the powerful, open-source Cluster API.

If you prefer an Infrastructure-as-Code approach, stay tuned! Our next videos will cover how to accomplish all of this using YAML, Git, and Terraform.

00:00:00 - Introduction to Cluster Profiles
00:00:54 - Building the Base Infrastructure Profile
00:06:16 - Creating a Reusable Monitoring Add-on
00:09:39 - Deploying Your Cluster to GCP
00:13:02 - Day 2 Operations: Updating a Live Cluster

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