Installing a Kubernetes cluster using Azure AKS

Lastly, I'd like to show you how you can provision a Kubernetes cluster on the Azure AKS service. Azure AKS is a service that is part of the Azure cloud provider, which is offered by Microsoft. AKS is the third major Kubernetes cloud offering around and is a competitor to Amazon EKS and Google GKE. Mostly, the service does the same job as the other two: it allows you to create Kubernetes clusters in just a few clicks directly on the Azure cloud. This solution might be good for you if you are willing to install a Kubernetes cluster without using your own machine or if Azure is simply your preferred cloud provider.

Launching a multi-node Kubernetes cluster on Azure AKS

Bootstrapping a cluster on Azure AKS is very easy. Similar to Google GKE, it has a command-line utility, called az, which can start a Kubernetes cluster in just one command. The az command line can also generate a kubeconfig file for us to allow Kubectl to communicate...