Kubernetes in Hetzner Cloud with Rancher
Hi all!
I started to use Kubernetes a little over a year ago, and I have been experimenting with various ways to deploy Kubernetes in my cloud provider of choice Hetzner Cloud since they don't offer a managed Kubernetes service yet., I have finally settled with Rancher after trying several things.
I love Rancher because it offers a great management interface and also makes it easy to deploy clusters anywhere. It has made my life a lot easier while learning Kubernetes and it's amazing that it's opensource and I can also use it for free!
The best way I found to deploy Kubernetes with Rancher in Hetzner Cloud is with the "custom nodes" setup; there is a node driver for HC that lets Rancher manage node pools directly like with a managed Kubernetes service, but I found some limitations with the private network support. I wrote a brief post on how I set up Rancher and create clusters with it, for anyone interested:
Who is using Rancher here? Or are you using some alternative? Are you using a management interface at all? Do you use a managed Kubernetes service?
Sorry for the many questions... I am just curious as to how others deploy and manage Kubernetes. Thanks!
