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title: Cluster Administration
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reviewers:
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- davidopp
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- lavalamp
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weight: 100
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content_type: concept
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description: >
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Lower-level detail relevant to creating or administering a Kubernetes cluster.
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no_list: true
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---
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The cluster administration overview is for anyone creating or administering a Kubernetes cluster.
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It assumes some familiarity with core Kubernetes [concepts](/docs/concepts/).
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## Planning a cluster
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See the guides in [Setup](/docs/setup/) for examples of how to plan, set up, and configure Kubernetes clusters. The solutions listed in this article are called *distros*.
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{{< note >}}
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Not all distros are actively maintained. Choose distros which have been tested with a recent version of Kubernetes.
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{{< /note >}}
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Before choosing a guide, here are some considerations:
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- Do you want to try out Kubernetes on your computer, or do you want to build a high-availability, multi-node cluster? Choose distros best suited for your needs.
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- Will you be using **a hosted Kubernetes cluster**, such as [Google Kubernetes Engine](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/), or **hosting your own cluster**?
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- Will your cluster be **on-premises**, or **in the cloud (IaaS)**? Kubernetes does not directly support hybrid clusters. Instead, you can set up multiple clusters.
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- **If you are configuring Kubernetes on-premises**, consider which [networking model](/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/networking/) fits best.
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- Will you be running Kubernetes on **"bare metal" hardware** or on **virtual machines (VMs)**?
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- Do you **want to run a cluster**, or do you expect to do **active development of Kubernetes project code**? If the
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latter, choose an actively-developed distro. Some distros only use binary releases, but
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offer a greater variety of choices.
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- Familiarize yourself with the [components](/docs/concepts/overview/components/) needed to run a cluster.
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## Managing a cluster
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* Learn how to [manage nodes](/docs/concepts/architecture/nodes/).
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* Learn how to set up and manage the [resource quota](/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas/) for shared clusters.
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## Securing a cluster
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* [Generate Certificates](/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/certificates/) describes the steps to generate certificates using different tool chains.
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* [Kubernetes Container Environment](/docs/concepts/containers/container-environment/) describes the environment for Kubelet managed containers on a Kubernetes node.
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* [Controlling Access to the Kubernetes API](/docs/concepts/security/controlling-access) describes how Kubernetes implements access control for its own API.
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* [Authenticating](/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication/) explains authentication in Kubernetes, including the various authentication options.
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* [Authorization](/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authorization/) is separate from authentication, and controls how HTTP calls are handled.
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* [Using Admission Controllers](/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/admission-controllers/) explains plug-ins which intercepts requests to the Kubernetes API server after authentication and authorization.
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* [Using Sysctls in a Kubernetes Cluster](/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/sysctl-cluster/) describes to an administrator how to use the `sysctl` command-line tool to set kernel parameters .
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* [Auditing](/docs/tasks/debug-application-cluster/audit/) describes how to interact with Kubernetes' audit logs.
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### Securing the kubelet
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* [Control Plane-Node communication](/docs/concepts/architecture/control-plane-node-communication/)
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* [TLS bootstrapping](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet-tls-bootstrapping/)
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* [Kubelet authentication/authorization](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/kubelet-authentication-authorization/)
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## Optional Cluster Services
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* [DNS Integration](/docs/concepts/services-networking/dns-pod-service/) describes how to resolve a DNS name directly to a Kubernetes service.
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* [Logging and Monitoring Cluster Activity](/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/logging/) explains how logging in Kubernetes works and how to implement it.
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