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Setting up a Kubernetes cluster can be achieved with a lot of different methods. Creating a test “cluster” can be very easy with the right tools:
If you want to set up a production-grade cluster on your own hardware or virtual machines, you can choose one of the various installers:
A few vendors started packaging Kubernetes into a distribution and even offer commercial support:
The distributions often choose an opinionated approach and offer additional tools while using Kubernetes as the central piece of their framework.
If you don’t want to install and manage it yourself, you can consume it from a cloud provider:
You can learn how to set up your own Kubernetes cluster with Minikube in this interactive tutorial.