kubernetes-the-hard-way/docs/05-kubernetes-configuration-files.md

Generating Kubernetes Configuration Files for Authentication

In this lab you will generate Kubernetes configuration files, also known as kubeconfigs, which enable Kubernetes clients to locate and authenticate to the Kubernetes API Servers.

Client Authentication Configs

In this section you will generate kubeconfig files for the controller manager, kubelet, kube-proxy, and scheduler clients and the admin user.

Kubernetes Public IP Address

Each kubeconfig requires a Kubernetes API Server to connect to. To support high availability the IP address assigned to the load balancer will be used. In our case it is 192.168.5.30

LOADBALANCER_ADDRESS=192.168.5.30

The kube-proxy Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the kube-proxy service:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://${LOADBALANCER_ADDRESS}:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:kube-proxy \
    --client-certificate=kube-proxy.crt \
    --client-key=kube-proxy.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:kube-proxy \
    --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default --kubeconfig=kube-proxy.kubeconfig
}

Results:

kube-proxy.kubeconfig

The kube-controller-manager Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the kube-controller-manager service:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://127.0.0.1:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:kube-controller-manager \
    --client-certificate=kube-controller-manager.crt \
    --client-key=kube-controller-manager.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:kube-controller-manager \
    --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default --kubeconfig=kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig
}

Results:

kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig

The kube-scheduler Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the kube-scheduler service:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://127.0.0.1:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials system:kube-scheduler \
    --client-certificate=kube-scheduler.crt \
    --client-key=kube-scheduler.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=system:kube-scheduler \
    --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default --kubeconfig=kube-scheduler.kubeconfig
}

Results:

kube-scheduler.kubeconfig

The admin Kubernetes Configuration File

Generate a kubeconfig file for the admin user:

{
  kubectl config set-cluster kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --certificate-authority=ca.crt \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --server=https://127.0.0.1:6443 \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-credentials admin \
    --client-certificate=admin.crt \
    --client-key=admin.key \
    --embed-certs=true \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig

  kubectl config set-context default \
    --cluster=kubernetes-the-hard-way \
    --user=admin \
    --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig

  kubectl config use-context default --kubeconfig=admin.kubeconfig
}

Results:

admin.kubeconfig

Distribute the Kubernetes Configuration Files

Copy the appropriate kube-proxy kubeconfig files to each worker instance:

for instance in worker-1 worker-2; do
  scp kube-proxy.kubeconfig ${instance}:~/
done

Copy the appropriate kube-controller-manager and kube-scheduler kubeconfig files to each controller instance:

for instance in master-1 master-2; do
  scp admin.kubeconfig kube-controller-manager.kubeconfig kube-scheduler.kubeconfig ${instance}:~/
done

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