Deckhouse Kubernetes Platform in a private environment

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At this point, you have created a cluster that consists of a single master node. Only a limited set of system components run on the master node by default. You have to either add at least one worker node to the cluster for the cluster to work properly, or allow the rest of the Deckhouse components to work on the master node.

Select one of the two options below to continue installing the cluster:

A cluster of several nodes A cluster of a single node

Add a new node to the cluster (for more information about adding a static node to a cluster, read the documentation):

  • Start a new virtual machine that will become the cluster node.
  • Configure the StorageClass for the local storage by running the following command on the master node:
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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f - << EOF
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1alpha1
kind: LocalPathProvisioner
metadata:
  name: localpath
spec:
  path: "/opt/local-path-provisioner"
  reclaimPolicy: Delete
EOF
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f - << EOF apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1alpha1 kind: LocalPathProvisioner metadata: name: localpath spec: path: "/opt/local-path-provisioner" reclaimPolicy: Delete EOF

  • Make the created StorageClass as the default one by adding the storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class='true' annotation:

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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl annotate sc localpath storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class='true'
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl annotate sc localpath storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class='true'

  • Create a NodeGroup worker. To do so, run the following command on the master node:

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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f - << EOF
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1
kind: NodeGroup
metadata:
  name: worker
spec:
  nodeType: Static
  staticInstances:
    count: 1
    labelSelector:
      matchLabels:
        role: worker
EOF
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f - << EOF apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1 kind: NodeGroup metadata: name: worker spec: nodeType: Static staticInstances: count: 1 labelSelector: matchLabels: role: worker EOF

  • Generate a new SSH key with an empty passphrase. To do so, run the following command on the master node:

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    ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /dev/shm/caps-id -C "" -N ""
    ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /dev/shm/caps-id -C "" -N ""

  • Create an SSHCredentials resource in the cluster. To do so, run the following command on the master node:

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    kubectl create -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1alpha1
kind: SSHCredentials
metadata:
  name: caps
spec:
  user: caps
  privateSSHKey: "`cat /dev/shm/caps-id | base64 -w0`"
EOF
    kubectl create -f - <<EOF apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1alpha1 kind: SSHCredentials metadata: name: caps spec: user: caps privateSSHKey: "`cat /dev/shm/caps-id | base64 -w0`" EOF

  • Print the public part of the previously generated SSH key (you will need it in the next step). To do so, run the following command on the master node:

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    cat /dev/shm/caps-id.pub
    cat /dev/shm/caps-id.pub

  • Create the caps user on the virtual machine you have started. To do so, run the following command, specifying the public part of the SSH key obtained in the previous step:

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    # Specify the public part of the user SSH key.
export KEY='<SSH-PUBLIC-KEY>'
useradd -m -s /bin/bash caps
usermod -aG sudo caps
echo 'caps ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' | sudo EDITOR='tee -a' visudo
mkdir /home/caps/.ssh
echo $KEY >> /home/caps/.ssh/authorized_keys
chown -R caps:caps /home/caps
chmod 700 /home/caps/.ssh
chmod 600 /home/caps/.ssh/authorized_keys
    # Specify the public part of the user SSH key. export KEY='<SSH-PUBLIC-KEY>' useradd -m -s /bin/bash caps usermod -aG sudo caps echo 'caps ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' | sudo EDITOR='tee -a' visudo mkdir /home/caps/.ssh echo $KEY >> /home/caps/.ssh/authorized_keys chown -R caps:caps /home/caps chmod 700 /home/caps/.ssh chmod 600 /home/caps/.ssh/authorized_keys

  • Create a StaticInstance for the node to be added. To do so, run the following command on the master node (specify IP address of the node):

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    # Specify the IP address of the node you want to connect to the cluster.
export NODE=<NODE-IP-ADDRESS>
kubectl create -f - <<EOF
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1alpha1
kind: StaticInstance
metadata:
  name: d8cluster-worker
  labels:
    role: worker
spec:
  address: "$NODE"
  credentialsRef:
    kind: SSHCredentials
    name: caps
EOF
    # Specify the IP address of the node you want to connect to the cluster. export NODE=<NODE-IP-ADDRESS> kubectl create -f - <<EOF apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1alpha1 kind: StaticInstance metadata: name: d8cluster-worker labels: role: worker spec: address: "$NODE" credentialsRef: kind: SSHCredentials name: caps EOF

  • If you have added additional nodes to the cluster, ensure they are Ready.

    On the master node, run the following command to get nodes list:

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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl get no
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl get no

    Example of the output...

    $ sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl get no
NAME               STATUS   ROLES                  AGE    VERSION
d8cluster          Ready    control-plane,master   30m   v1.23.17
d8cluster-worker   Ready    worker                 10m   v1.23.17

Note that it may take some time to get all Deckhouse components up and running after the installation is complete.

  • Make sure the Kruise controller manager is Ready before continuing.

    On the master node, run the following command:

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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl -n d8-ingress-nginx get po -l app=kruise
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl -n d8-ingress-nginx get po -l app=kruise

    Example of the output...

    $ sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl -n d8-ingress-nginx get po -l app=kruise
NAME                                         READY   STATUS    RESTARTS    AGE
kruise-controller-manager-7dfcbdc549-b4wk7   3/3     Running   0           15m

Next, you will need to create an Ingress controller, a user to access the web interfaces, and configure the DNS.

  • Setting up an Ingress controller

    On the master node, create the ingress-nginx-controller.yml file containing the Ingress controller configuration:

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    # Section containing the parameters of NGINX Ingress controller.
# https://deckhouse.io/products/kubernetes-platform/documentation/v1/modules/402-ingress-nginx/cr.html
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1
kind: IngressNginxController
metadata:
  name: nginx
spec:
  # The name of the Ingress class to use with the NGINX Ingress controller.
  ingressClass: nginx
  # The way traffic goes to cluster from the outer network.
  inlet: HostPort
  hostPort:
    httpPort: 80
    httpsPort: 443
  # Describes on which nodes the component will be located.
  # You might consider changing this.
  nodeSelector:
    node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane: ""
  tolerations:
  - effect: NoSchedule
    key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
    operator: Exists
    # Section containing the parameters of NGINX Ingress controller. # https://deckhouse.io/products/kubernetes-platform/documentation/v1/modules/402-ingress-nginx/cr.html apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1 kind: IngressNginxController metadata: name: nginx spec: # The name of the Ingress class to use with the NGINX Ingress controller. ingressClass: nginx # The way traffic goes to cluster from the outer network. inlet: HostPort hostPort: httpPort: 80 httpsPort: 443 # Describes on which nodes the component will be located. # You might consider changing this. nodeSelector: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane: "" tolerations: - effect: NoSchedule key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane operator: Exists

    Apply it using the following command on the master node:

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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f ingress-nginx-controller.yml
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f ingress-nginx-controller.yml
    It may take some time to start the Ingress controller after installing Deckhouse. Make sure the Ingress controller has started before continuing (run on the master node):
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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl -n d8-ingress-nginx get po -l app=controller
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl -n d8-ingress-nginx get po -l app=controller
    Wait for the Ingress controller pods to switch to Ready state.

    Example of the output...

    $ sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl -n d8-ingress-nginx get po -l app=controller
NAME                                       READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
controller-nginx-r6hxc                     3/3     Running   0          5m

  • Create a user to access the cluster web interfaces

    Create on the master node the user.yml file containing the user account data and access rights:

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    # RBAC and authorization settings.
# https://deckhouse.io/products/kubernetes-platform/documentation/v1/modules/140-user-authz/cr.html#clusterauthorizationrule
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1
kind: ClusterAuthorizationRule
metadata:
  name: admin
spec:
  # Kubernetes RBAC accounts list.
  subjects:
  - kind: User
    name: admin@deckhouse.io
  # Pre-defined access template.
  accessLevel: SuperAdmin
  # Allow user to do kubectl port-forward.
  portForwarding: true
---
# Parameters of the static user.
# https://deckhouse.io/products/kubernetes-platform/documentation/v1/modules/150-user-authn/cr.html#user
apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1
kind: User
metadata:
  name: admin
spec:
  # User e-mail.
  email: admin@deckhouse.io
  # This is a hash of the newly generated <GENERATED_PASSWORD> password.
  # Generate your own or use it at your own risk (for testing purposes):
  # echo "<GENERATED_PASSWORD>" | htpasswd -BinC 10 "" | cut -d: -f2 | base64 -w0
  # You might consider changing this.
  password: <GENERATED_PASSWORD_HASH>
    # RBAC and authorization settings. # https://deckhouse.io/products/kubernetes-platform/documentation/v1/modules/140-user-authz/cr.html#clusterauthorizationrule apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1 kind: ClusterAuthorizationRule metadata: name: admin spec: # Kubernetes RBAC accounts list. subjects: - kind: User name: admin@deckhouse.io # Pre-defined access template. accessLevel: SuperAdmin # Allow user to do kubectl port-forward. portForwarding: true --- # Parameters of the static user. # https://deckhouse.io/products/kubernetes-platform/documentation/v1/modules/150-user-authn/cr.html#user apiVersion: deckhouse.io/v1 kind: User metadata: name: admin spec: # User e-mail. email: admin@deckhouse.io # This is a hash of the newly generated <GENERATED_PASSWORD> password. # Generate your own or use it at your own risk (for testing purposes): # echo "<GENERATED_PASSWORD>" | htpasswd -BinC 10 "" | cut -d: -f2 | base64 -w0 # You might consider changing this. password: <GENERATED_PASSWORD_HASH>

    Apply it using the following command on the master node:

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    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f user.yml
    sudo /opt/deckhouse/bin/kubectl create -f user.yml
  • Create DNS records to organize access to the cluster web-interfaces:
    • Discover public IP address of the node where the Ingress controller is running.
    • If you have the DNS server and you can add a DNS records:
      • If your cluster DNS name template is a wildcard DNS (e.g., %s.kube.my), then add a corresponding wildcard A record containing the public IP, you've discovered previously.
      • If your cluster DNS name template is NOT a wildcard DNS (e.g., %s-kube.company.my), then add A or CNAME records containing the public IP, you've discovered previously, for the following Deckhouse service DNS names: 
        api.example.com
argocd.example.com
dashboard.example.com
documentation.example.com
dex.example.com
grafana.example.com
hubble.example.com
istio.example.com
istio-api-proxy.example.com
kubeconfig.example.com
openvpn-admin.example.com
prometheus.example.com
status.example.com
upmeter.example.com
      • Important: The domain used in the template should not match the domain specified in the clusterDomain parameter and the internal service network zone. For example, if clusterDomain is set to cluster.local (the default value) and the service network zone is ru-central1.internal, then publicDomainTemplate cannot be %s.cluster.local or %s.ru-central1.internal.

    • If you don't have a DNS server: on your PC add static entries (specify your public IP address in the PUBLIC_IPvariable) that match the names of specific services to the public IP to the /etc/hosts file for Linux (%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts for Windows):

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      export PUBLIC_IP="<PUT_PUBLIC_IP_HERE>"
sudo -E bash -c "cat <<EOF >> /etc/hosts
$PUBLIC_IP api.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP argocd.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP dashboard.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP documentation.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP dex.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP grafana.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP hubble.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP istio.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP istio-api-proxy.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP kubeconfig.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP openvpn-admin.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP prometheus.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP status.example.com
$PUBLIC_IP upmeter.example.com
EOF
"
      export PUBLIC_IP="<PUT_PUBLIC_IP_HERE>" sudo -E bash -c "cat <<EOF >> /etc/hosts $PUBLIC_IP api.example.com $PUBLIC_IP argocd.example.com $PUBLIC_IP dashboard.example.com $PUBLIC_IP documentation.example.com $PUBLIC_IP dex.example.com $PUBLIC_IP grafana.example.com $PUBLIC_IP hubble.example.com $PUBLIC_IP istio.example.com $PUBLIC_IP istio-api-proxy.example.com $PUBLIC_IP kubeconfig.example.com $PUBLIC_IP openvpn-admin.example.com $PUBLIC_IP prometheus.example.com $PUBLIC_IP status.example.com $PUBLIC_IP upmeter.example.com EOF "
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