kubernetes-the-hard-way-on-vagrant

docs/01-prerequisites.md

@@ -1,57 +1,29 @@
 # Prerequisites
 
-## Google Cloud Platform
+## VM Hardware Requirements
 
-This tutorial leverages the [Google Cloud Platform](https://cloud.google.com/) to streamline provisioning of the compute infrastructure required to bootstrap a Kubernetes cluster from the ground up. [Sign up](https://cloud.google.com/free/) for $300 in free credits.
+8 GB of RAM (Preferebly 16 GB)
+50 GB Disk space
 
-[Estimated cost](https://cloud.google.com/products/calculator/#id=78df6ced-9c50-48f8-a670-bc5003f2ddaa) to run this tutorial: $0.22 per hour ($5.39 per day).
+## Virtual Box
 
-> The compute resources required for this tutorial exceed the Google Cloud Platform free tier.
+Download and Install [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) on any one of the supported platforms:
 
-## Google Cloud Platform SDK
+ - Windows hosts
+ - OS X hosts
+ - Linux distributions
+ - Solaris hosts
 
-### Install the Google Cloud SDK
+## Vagrant
 
-Follow the Google Cloud SDK [documentation](https://cloud.google.com/sdk/) to install and configure the `gcloud` command line utility.
+Once VirtualBox is installed you may chose to deploy virtual machines manually on it.
+Vagrant provides an easier way to deploy multiple virtual machines on VirtualBox more consistenlty.
 
-Verify the Google Cloud SDK version is 218.0.0 or higher:
+Download and Install [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) on your platform.
 
-```
-gcloud version
-```
-
-### Set a Default Compute Region and Zone
-
-This tutorial assumes a default compute region and zone have been configured.
-
-If you are using the `gcloud` command-line tool for the first time `init` is the easiest way to do this:
-
-```
-gcloud init
-```
-
-Otherwise set a default compute region:
-
-```
-gcloud config set compute/region us-west1
-```
-
-Set a default compute zone:
-
-```
-gcloud config set compute/zone us-west1-c
-```
-
-> Use the `gcloud compute zones list` command to view additional regions and zones.
-
-## Running Commands in Parallel with tmux
-
-[tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux/wiki) can be used to run commands on multiple compute instances at the same time. Labs in this tutorial may require running the same commands across multiple compute instances, in those cases consider using tmux and splitting a window into multiple panes with `synchronize-panes` enabled to speed up the provisioning process.
-
-> The use of tmux is optional and not required to complete this tutorial.
-
-![tmux screenshot](images/tmux-screenshot.png)
-
-> Enable `synchronize-panes`: `ctrl+b` then `shift :`. Then type `set synchronize-panes on` at the prompt. To disable synchronization: `set synchronize-panes off`.
-
-Next: [Installing the Client Tools](02-client-tools.md)
+- Windows
+- Debian
+- Centos
+- Linux
+- macOS
+- Arch Linux