understanding regarding the computer required for learning and practicing kubernetes.

prosourav

hye everyone,
i am sourav kumar. i am new to kubernetes.The reason to having this course is to being kubernaut, understanding the concept of kubernetes perfectly and implementing in real life project.

  My question is, what will be the requirement of machine( ram, rom) for installing kubernetes and working with it in long term ? which distro, should i go for ?

please suggest it.
Thank you

chrispokorni

Hi @prosourav,

There are Kubernetes installation tools supported by the popular operating systems - macOS, Windows, and many Linux distributions. The compute hardware requirements for a Kubernetes setup are guided by the size of the local cluster setup, that is the number of "nodes", and the purpose of the setup. The proposed hardware requirements below are only for the Kubernetes environment, without accounting for the OS needs, the hypervisor, Kubernetes installation and management tool, and other local computing needs.

A single-node installation, for learning or minimal local development Kubernetes cluster, 2-4 CPU cores, 8 GB RAM, 15-20 GB ssd/hdd will suffice. A multi-node installation, that supports more advanced features, requires 2 CPU cores per node, 6-8 GB RAM per node, and 15-20 ssd/hdd per node.

Regards,
-Chris