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reviewers:
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- brendandburns
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- erictune
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- mikedanese
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title: Getting started
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card:
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name: setup
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weight: 20
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anchors:
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- anchor: "#learning-environment"
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title: Learning environment
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- anchor: "#production-environment"
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title: Production environment
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---
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{{% capture overview %}}
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This section covers different options to set up and run Kubernetes.
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Different Kubernetes solutions meet different requirements: ease of maintenance, security, control, available resources, and expertise required to operate and manage a cluster.
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You can deploy a Kubernetes cluster on a local machine, cloud, on-prem datacenter; or choose a managed Kubernetes cluster. You can also create custom solutions across a wide range of cloud providers, or bare metal environments.
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More simply, you can create a Kubernetes cluster in learning and production environments.
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## Learning environment
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If you're learning Kubernetes, use the Docker-based solutions: tools supported by the Kubernetes community, or tools in the ecosystem to set up a Kubernetes cluster on a local machine.
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{{< table caption="Local machine solutions table that lists the tools supported by the community and the ecosystem to deploy Kubernetes." >}}
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|Community |Ecosystem |
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| ------------ | -------- |
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| [Minikube](/docs/setup/learning-environment/minikube/) | [CDK on LXD](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes/docs/install-local) |
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| [Kubeadm-dind](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubeadm-dind-cluster) | [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop)|
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| [Kubernetes IN Docker](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kind) | [Minishift](https://docs.okd.io/latest/minishift/)|
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| | [MicroK8s](https://microk8s.io/)|
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| | [IBM Cloud Private-CE (Community Edition)](https://github.com/IBM/deploy-ibm-cloud-private) |
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| | [IBM Cloud Private-CE (Community Edition) on Linux Containers](https://github.com/HSBawa/icp-ce-on-linux-containers)|
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| | [k3s](https://k3s.io)|
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| | [Ubuntu on LXD](/docs/getting-started-guides/ubuntu/)|
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## Production environment
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When evaluating a solution for a production environment, consider which aspects of operating a Kubernetes cluster (or _abstractions_) you want to manage yourself or offload to a provider.
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Some possible abstractions of a Kubernetes cluster are {{< glossary_tooltip text="applications" term_id="applications" >}}, {{< glossary_tooltip text="data plane" term_id="data-plane" >}}, {{< glossary_tooltip text="control plane" term_id="control-plane" >}}, {{< glossary_tooltip text="cluster infrastructure" term_id="cluster-infrastructure" >}}, and {{< glossary_tooltip text="cluster operations" term_id="cluster-operations" >}}.
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The following diagram lists the possible abstractions of a Kubernetes cluster and whether an abstraction is self-managed or managed by a provider.
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Production environment solutions
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{{< table caption="Production environment solutions table lists the providers and the solutions." >}}
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The following production environment solutions table lists the providers and the solutions that they offer.
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|Providers | Managed | Turnkey cloud | On-prem datacenter | Custom (cloud) | Custom (On-premises VMs)| Custom (Bare Metal) |
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| --------- | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ----- |
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| [Agile Stacks](https://www.agilestacks.com/products/kubernetes)| | ✔ | ✔ | | |
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| [Alibaba Cloud](https://www.alibabacloud.com/product/kubernetes)| | ✔ | | | |
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| [Amazon](https://aws.amazon.com) | [Amazon EKS](https://aws.amazon.com/eks/) |[Amazon EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) | | | |
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| [AppsCode](https://appscode.com/products/pharmer/) | ✔ | | | | |
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| [APPUiO](https://appuio.ch/) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
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| [CenturyLink Cloud](https://www.ctl.io/) | | ✔ | | | |
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| [Cisco Container Platform](https://cisco.com/go/containers) | | | ✔ | | |
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| [Cloud Foundry Container Runtime (CFCR)](https://docs-cfcr.cfapps.io/) | | | | ✔ |✔ |
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| [CloudStack](https://cloudstack.apache.org/) | | | | | ✔|
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| [Canonical](https://www.ubuntu.com/kubernetes/docs/quickstart) | | ✔ | | ✔ |✔ | ✔
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| [Containership](https://containership.io/containership-platform) | ✔ |✔ | | | |
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| [Digital Rebar](https://provision.readthedocs.io/en/tip/README.html) | | | | | | ✔
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| [DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/) | ✔ | | | | |
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| [Docker Enterprise](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-enterprise) | |✔ | ✔ | | | ✔
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| [Fedora (Multi Node)](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/fedora/flannel_multi_node_cluster/) | | | | | ✔ | ✔
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| [Fedora (Single Node)](https://kubernetes.io/docs/getting-started-guides/fedora/fedora_manual_config/) | | | | | | ✔
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| [Gardener](https://gardener.cloud/) | |✔ | | ✔ | |
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| [Giant Swarm](https://giantswarm.io/) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
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| [Google](https://cloud.google.com/) | [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/) | [Google Compute Engine (GCE)](https://cloud.google.com/compute/)|[GKE On-Prem](https://cloud.google.com/gke-on-prem/) | | | | | | | |
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| [IBM](https://www.ibm.com/in-en/cloud) | [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service](https://cloud.ibm.com/kubernetes/catalog/cluster)| |[IBM Cloud Private](https://www.ibm.com/in-en/cloud/private) | |
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| [Kontena Pharos](https://www.kontena.io/pharos/) | |✔| ✔ | | |
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| [Kubermatic](https://www.loodse.com/) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | |
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| [KubeSail](https://kubesail.com/) | ✔ | | | | |
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| [Kubespray](https://kubespray.io/#/) | | | |✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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| [Kublr](https://kublr.com/) |✔ | ✔ |✔ |✔ |✔ |✔ |
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| [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com) | [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kubernetes-service/) | | | | |
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| [Mirantis Cloud Platform](https://www.mirantis.com/software/kubernetes/) | | | ✔ | | |
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| [Nirmata](https://www.nirmata.com/) | | ✔ | ✔ | | |
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| [Nutanix](https://www.nutanix.com/en) | [Nutanix Karbon](https://www.nutanix.com/products/karbon) | [Nutanix Karbon](https://www.nutanix.com/products/karbon) | | | [Nutanix AHV](https://www.nutanix.com/products/acropolis/virtualization) |
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| [OpenShift](https://www.openshift.com) |[OpenShift Dedicated](https://www.openshift.com/products/dedicated/) and [OpenShift Online](https://www.openshift.com/products/online/) | | [OpenShift Container Platform](https://www.openshift.com/products/container-platform/) | | [OpenShift Container Platform](https://www.openshift.com/products/container-platform/) |[OpenShift Container Platform](https://www.openshift.com/products/container-platform/)
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| [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)](https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/iaas/Content/ContEng/Concepts/contengoverview.htm) | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
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| [oVirt](https://www.ovirt.org/) | | | | | ✔ |
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| [Pivotal](https://pivotal.io/) | | [Enterprise Pivotal Container Service (PKS)](https://pivotal.io/platform/pivotal-container-service) | [Enterprise Pivotal Container Service (PKS)](https://pivotal.io/platform/pivotal-container-service) | | |
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| [Platform9](https://platform9.com/) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | | ✔ |✔
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| [Rancher](https://rancher.com/) | | [Rancher 2.x](https://rancher.com/docs/rancher/v2.x/en/) | | [Rancher Kubernetes Engine (RKE)](https://rancher.com/docs/rke/latest/en/) | | [k3s](https://k3s.io/)
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| [StackPoint](https://stackpoint.io/) | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
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| [Supergiant](https://supergiant.io/) | |✔ | | | |
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| [SUSE](https://www.suse.com/) | | ✔ | | | |
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| [SysEleven](https://www.syseleven.io/) | ✔ | | | | |
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| [VEXXHOST](https://vexxhost.com/) | ✔ | ✔ | | | |
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| [VMware](https://cloud.vmware.com/) | [VMware Cloud PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-cloud-pks) |[VMware Enterprise PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-enterprise-pks) | [VMware Enterprise PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-enterprise-pks) | [VMware Essential PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-essential-pks) | |[VMware Essential PKS](https://cloud.vmware.com/vmware-essential-pks)
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