Setting up your local Kubernetes environment

Now that we have refreshed some basic Kubernetes concepts, it's time for the rubber to hit the road. In this section, we will prepare and validate our local Kubernetes clusters. The cluster we set up here will be used to host the ML platform in later chapters.

Installing kubectl

kubectl is a command-line tool that assists in running commands against a Kubernetes cluster. You can create Kubernetes objects, view logs, and monitor the progress of your actions through this utility. The following steps will install kubectl on your machine.

Installing kubectl on Linux

First, let's see the process for installing kubectl on a machine running Linux. Follow these next steps:

1. Create or Secure Shell (SSH) to a Terminal session on your Linux computer.
2. Download the kubectl. Kubernetes command-line interface (CLI). We will be using version 1.22.4 throughout the book. The following two lines of code are one command:

   curl...