k3s Instead of Kubernetes: Why the Rancher Distribution is Unbeatable
k3s statt Kubernetes: Warum die Rancher-Distribution unschlagbar ist Honesty time: Wer heute noch ein vollwertiges, upstream Kubernetes per kubeadm in einer Entwicklungsumgebung oder einem kleinen Homelab aufsetzt, baut sich einen Tempel, in dem niemand betet. Die Menge an beweglichen Teilen – etcd, kube-apiserver, scheduler, controller-manager, CNI, Ingress Controller – erzeugt so viel Ballast,…
The article discusses the benefits of using k3s, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution developed by Rancher, over traditional Kubernetes. k3s is a compact, CVE-compliant distribution designed for IoT, Edge Computing, and CI/CD pipelines, but also suitable for small to medium-sized production systems. It has a single binary of 100 MB, uses SQLite instead of etcd, and eliminates unnecessary add-ons, making it easier to install and manage.
The article provides examples of how to install k3s in under three minutes, set up a multi-node cluster without an external etcd, and configure networking and ingress with Traefik and MetalLB.
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