Since cycling my cluster nodes is a “fire script and wait” operation, I kicked one off today. I ended up running into an issue that required me to dig a bit into ETCD in RKE2, and could not find direct help, so this is as much my own reference as it is a guide for… Continue reading Tech Tip – Interacting with ETCD in Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2
Tag: RKE2
Tech Tip – Configuring RKE2 Nginx Ingress using a HelmChartConfig Resource
The RKE2 documentation is there, but, well, it is not quite as detailed as I have seen in other areas. This is a quick tip for customizing your Nginx Ingress controllers when using RKE2 Using Nginx Ingress in RKE2 By default, an RKE2 cluster deploys the nginx-ingress Helm chart. That’s great, except that you may… Continue reading Tech Tip – Configuring RKE2 Nginx Ingress using a HelmChartConfig Resource
Speeding up Packer Hyper-V Provisioning
I spent a considerable amount of time working through the provisioning scripts for my RKE2 nodes. Each node took between 25-30 minutes to provision. I felt like I could do better. Check the tires A quick evaluation of the process quickly made me realize that most of the time is spent in the full install… Continue reading Speeding up Packer Hyper-V Provisioning
Automated RKE2 Cluster Management
One of the things I like about cloud-hosted Kubernetes solutions is that they take the pain out of node management. My latest home lab goal was to replicate some of that functionality with RKE2. Did I do it? Yes. Is there room for improvement? Of course, its a software project. The Problem With RKE1, I… Continue reading Automated RKE2 Cluster Management
Moving On: Testing RKE2 Clusters in the Home Lab
After recovering from an RKE crash, I figured it was time to look into different Kubernetes options. I ended up with a new offering from a familiar friend.