Kubespray Deployment

Overview

Kubespray deploys production-ready Kubernetes clusters using Ansible. It automates OS preparation, container runtime installation, etcd clustering, control plane bootstrapping, and CNI deployment.

Core principle: Kubespray uses kubeadm internally but handles everything kubeadm doesn't - OS config, containerd, CNI, and HA setup.

When to Use

• Deploying new Kubernetes clusters
• Setting up inventory for multi-node clusters
• Configuring cluster variables (CNI, versions, addons)
• Running initial cluster deployment

Not for: Upgrades (use kubespray-operations), troubleshooting failures (use kubespray-troubleshooting)

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