To get the most out of this book

A basic understanding of container-based application design and development, virtual machines, networking, databases, and programming will be helpful to get the most out of this book. The following are the prerequisites for building a MicroK8s Kubernetes cluster:

Software/hardware covered in the book

Operating system requirements

A microSD card (4 GB minimum, with 8 GB recommended) A computer with a microSD card drive A Raspberry Pi 2, 3, or 4 (3 or more) A micro-USB power cable (USB-C for the Pi 4) A Wi-Fi network or an Ethernet cable with an internet connection (Optional) A monitor with an HDMI interface (Optional) An HDMI cable for the Pi 2 and 3 and a micro-HDMI cable for the Pi 4 (Optional) A USB keyboard An SSH client such as PuTTY A hypervisor such as Oracle VM VirtualBox 6.1 to create virtual machines

Windows or Linux to run Ubuntu virtual machines

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book. Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.