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7/30/2026

The original title is "Building an On-Premise Kubernetes Cluster — Part 1: Preparing the Environment"
Original: Building an On-Premise Kubernetes Cluster — Part 1: Preparing the Environment
Short summary
A step-by-step guide to preparing the environment for an on-premise Kubernetes cluster using VPS or VMs, covering hardware requirements, network configuration, firewall ports, and disabling SWAP. The setup uses 1 master and 2 worker nodes with minimal resources suitable for study or lab environments. Part 2 will cover installing the container runtime and Kubernetes packages.
- •Defines minimal 3-node cluster topology (1 master, 2 workers) with concrete resource specs
- •Covers /etc/hosts configuration, firewall port requirements for master and worker nodes, and permanent SWAP disabling
- •Serves as a foundation series before installing kubeadm, kubelet, and kubectl in Part 2
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