Technical requirements
For this chapter, you will need the following:
- A Kubernetes cluster deployed. We recommend using a multi-node, cloud-based Kubernetes cluster. It is possible to use Ingress in
minikube
after enabling the required add-ons. - An AKS cluster is required to follow the last section about Azure Application Gateway Ingress Controller.
- The Kubernetes CLI (
kubectl
) needs to be installed on your local machine and configured to manage your Kubernetes cluster.
Basic Kubernetes cluster deployment (local and cloud-based) and kubectl
installation have been covered in Chapter 3, Installing Your First Kubernetes Cluster.
The following previous chapters can provide you with an overview of how to deploy a fully functional Kubernetes cluster on different cloud platforms and install the requisite CLIs to manage them:
- Chapter 14, Kubernetes Clusters on Google Kubernetes Engine.
- Chapter 15, Launching a Kubernetes Cluster on Amazon Web Services with...