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4.1. K3s

1. Prerequisite​

Before setting up a Kubernetes cluster, install the necessary components on the cluster.

Please refer to Install Prerequisite to install the necessary components on the cluster before installing Kubernetes.

k3s uses containerd as the backend by default. However, we need to use docker as the backend to use GPU, so we will install the backend with the --docker option.

curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | INSTALL_K3S_VERSION=v1.21.7+k3s1 sh -s - server --disable traefik --disable servicelb --disable local-storage --docker

After installing k3s, check the k3s config.

sudo cat /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml

If installed correctly, the following items will be output. (Security related keys are hidden with <...>.)

apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
    certificate-authority-data:
    <...>
    server: https://127.0.0.1:6443
  name: default
contexts:
- context:
    cluster: default
    user: default
  name: default
current-context: default
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: default
  user:
    client-certificate-data:
    <...>
    client-key-data:
    <...>

2. Setup Kubernetes Cluster​

Set up the Kubernetes cluster by copying the k3s config to be used as the cluster’s kubeconfig.

mkdir .kube
sudo cp /etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml .kube/config

Grant user access permission to the copied config file.

sudo chown $USER:$USER .kube/config

3. Setup Kubernetes Client​

Now move the kubeconfig configured in the cluster to the local. Set the path to ~/.kube/config on the local.

The config file copied at first has the server ip set to https://127.0.0.1:6443. Modify this value to match the ip of the cluster. (We modified it to https://192.168.0.19:6443 to match the ip of the cluster used in this page.)

apiVersion: v1
clusters:
- cluster:
    certificate-authority-data:
    <...>
    server: https://192.168.0.19:6443
  name: default
contexts:
- context:
    cluster: default
    user: default
  name: default
current-context: default
kind: Config
preferences: {}
users:
- name: default
  user:
    client-certificate-data:
    <...>
    client-key-data:
    <...>

4. Install Kubernetes Default Modules​

Please refer to Setup Kubernetes Modules to install the following components:

  • helm
  • kustomize
  • CSI plugin
  • [Optional] nvidia-docker, nvidia-device-plugin

5. Verify Successful Installation​

Finally, check if the nodes are Ready and verify the OS, Docker, and Kubernetes versions.

kubectl get nodes -o wide

If you see the following message, it means that the installation was successful.

NAME    STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION        INTERNAL-IP    EXTERNAL-IP   OS-IMAGE             KERNEL-VERSION     CONTAINER-RUNTIME
ubuntu   Ready    control-plane,master   11m   v1.21.7+k3s1   192.168.0.19   <none>        Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS   5.4.0-91-generic   docker://20.10.11

6. References​