We have a production-ready Kubernetes cluster running in AWS. Isn't that something worthwhile a celebration?
Kops proved to be relatively easy to use. We executed more aws than kops commands. If we exclude them, the whole cluster can be created with a single kops command. We can easily add or remove worker nodes. Upgrades are simple and reliable, if a bit long. The important part is that through rolling upgrades we can avoid downtime.
There are a few kops command we did not explore. I feel that now you know the important parts and that you will be able to figure out the rest through the documentation.
You might be inclined to think that you are ready to apply everything you learned so far. Do not open that champagne bottle you've been saving for special occasions. There's still one significant topic we need to explore. We postponed the discussion about...