Prerequisites

1. Obtain enough hardware for the cluster, unbox, and setup

Hardware List:

• 5 x Raspberry Pi 3 Model B
• 1 x 1ft ethernet cable, 6 pack
• 1 x Anker PowerPort 6 w/ cables
• 5 x Samsung 64GB MicroSDXC EVO Select Memory Card
• 1 x GeauxRobot Raspberry Pi 3 Model B 5-layer Dog Bone Stack Clear Case Box Enclosure
• 1 x Ubiquiti US-8 Unifi Switch
• 1 x AUKEY USB C Hub with SD/TF Card Reader
• 1 x Kubernetes: Up and Running: Dive into the Future of Infrastructure

2. Set static IP addresses for each node via DHCP options
3. Install ArchLinux Arm
4. Install openssh and python on each node: pacman --noconfirm -Sy python openssh
5. Configure each nodes hostname with hostnamectl set-hostname nodeXX
6. Copy your public SSH key to each node: ssh-copy-id -o PasswordAuthentication=yes alarm@nodeXX

Usage

1. Configure ansible_hosts.yaml with the correct IP address
2. Install pipenv and execute pipenv install --two
3. Verify connectivity with pipenv run ansible all -m ping
4. Bootstrap the cluster with pipenv run ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass -vv playbooks/bootstrap_cluster.yaml
5. Proceed with https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/independent/create-cluster-kubeadm/