Kubernetes the hard way is an educational resource, meant to server as a resource for those interested in deep diving into the platform, similar to Linux from scratch. Like the statement on the label:
> Kubernetes The Hard Way is optimized for learning, which means taking the long route to ensure you understand each task required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster.
> The results of this tutorial should not be viewed as production ready, and may receive limited support from the community, but don't let that stop you from learning!
If you want to spin up cluster that you actually want to use you'll pick one of the many available free or paid distros, and spinning up something like k3s with rancher, microk8s or even the pretty vanilla option of kubeadmin is pretty simple.
> Kubernetes The Hard Way is optimized for learning, which means taking the long route to ensure you understand each task required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster.
> The results of this tutorial should not be viewed as production ready, and may receive limited support from the community, but don't let that stop you from learning!
If you want to spin up cluster that you actually want to use you'll pick one of the many available free or paid distros, and spinning up something like k3s with rancher, microk8s or even the pretty vanilla option of kubeadmin is pretty simple.