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[Lab Notes] Kubernetes the Hard Way, For Real This Time (Step 05)

A gotcha along the way Since I'm on Ubuntu instead of the guide's recommended Debian, I keep running into small differences. Original guide: 05-kubernetes-configuration-files.md Thoughts I had while doing this This step is about creating kubeconfigs, basically the.conf files each Kubernetes service uses to know how to connect.

[Lab Notes] Kubernetes the Hard Way, For Real This Time (Step 05)

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Original guide: 05-kubernetes-configuration-files.md Thoughts I had while doing this This step is about creating kubeconfigs, basically the.conf files each Kubernetes service uses to know how to connect.

A gotcha along the way Since I'm on Ubuntu instead of the guide's recommended Debian, I keep running into small differences.

Turned out Ubuntu's cloud-init manages /etc/hosts by default and quietly overwrites it: # Your system has configured 'manage_etc_hosts' as True.

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Original guide: 05-kubernetes-configuration-files.md Thoughts I had while doing this This step is about creating kubeconfigs, basically the.conf files each Kubernetes service uses to know how to connect. A gotcha along the way Since I'm on Ubuntu instead of the guide's recommended Debian, I keep running into small differences. Turned out Ubuntu's cloud-init manages /etc/hosts by default and quietly overwrites it: # Your system has configured 'manage_etc_hosts' as True.

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