1. Generate template files
   numdcs = number of Antidote data centers numnodesindc = number of nodes per data center scripts/genConfig.sh #numdcs #numnodesindc

2. Set up the environment for kops

export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=\`aws configure get aws_access_key_id\`  
export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=\`aws configure get aws_secret_access_key\`

Create s3 bucket only once

aws s3api create-bucket --bucket antidote-kube-cluster-state --region eu-central-1 --create-bucket-configuration LocationConstraint=eu-central-1

Give a name for the cluster

export NAME=antidotecluster.k8s.local
export KOPS_STATE_STORE=s3://antidote-kube-cluster-state
aws ec2 describe-availability-zones --region eu-central-1

3. Create cluster in AWS We can create a basic cluster using the following commands.

kops create cluster --zones eu-central-1a ${NAME}
kops update cluster ${NAME} --yes

Wait until the nodes are up (check ec2 console)

kops validate cluster
kubectl get nodes

4. If the cluster is created and ready, we can now deploy the antidote containers
   kubectl create -f kube-configs/
   Wait for the pods to be up and running. Then starts the script to join antidote clusters.

kubectl create -f kube-config-setup/

Check the status by kubectl log antidote-setup-0

Now the antidote setup is completed.

Next step is to run benchmarks.

5 Don't forget to delete cluster

kops delete cluster --name ${NAME}
kops delete cluster --name ${NAME} --yes