Fast and simple Kubernetes cluster deployments
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Deploy Kubernetes clusters with our fully-managed container orchestration engine.
Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE)
LKE is a fully-managed K8s container orchestration engine for deploying and managing containerized applications and workloads. LKE combines Linode’s ease of use and simple pricing with infrastructure efficiency. You can now get your infrastructure and workloads up and running in minutes instead of days.
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Kubernetes
Using LKE, you can configure, provision, and manage your clusters in a few easy steps.
New! High-Availability Control Plane
The High Availability Control Plane provides additional replicas, and guaranteed 99.99% uptime for the Kubernetes control plane and worker nodes.
Enjoy Maximum Efficiency From Your Resources
Automatically get the most out of your resources. Seamlessly distribute containers across your cluster to ensure you get the most efficient utilization of your resources.
Automatically Scale Clusters to Meet Demand
Create and destroy resources in real time based on set limits with Horizontal Cluster Autoscaling. Efficiently manage node pools, resulting in highly available and stable applications.
No Management Fees
You only pay for Compute Instances, NodeBalancers, and Block Storage Volumes. You don’t pay a penny for your managed Kubernetes control plane, unlike other Cloud providers.
Amazon EKS & GKE charge a per cluster management fee of $.10/hour or $73/month.
Developer Friendly and Portable
Create and manage your LKE cluster directly through the Linode API, enabling you to integrate Kubernetes management with your own infrastructure. Since LKE is built on Kubernetes, you can quickly move your existing applications and workloads to Linode’s platform.
Deploy Popular Apps Using Helm charts, Operators, and Controllers
Harness the strong open source ecosystem of Kubernetes tooling. LKE supports integration with popular K8s-related tools, such as Rancher, Helm, Operators, and more.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
- Plans supported: Dedicated CPU, Shared CPU, High Memory
- Nodes per node pool: 1-100 nodes
- Recommended node pool minimum: 3 nodes
- Memory per node: 4GB - 512GB
- SSD Storage per node: 50GB - 7200GB
- Transfer per node: 4-20TB
- Network In: 40 GBPS
- Network Out: 2-12 GBPS
- Dedicated IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- Full root access for cluster nodes
- Direct console access through Lish for cluster nodes
- Provision via Cloud Manager or Linode CLI
- Programmatic management via Linode API
- Deploy via Terraform Provider
- Multi-queue NIC support
- Availability: across all regions
Free Bundled Services
- Free Kubernetes control plane
- Access Kubernetes cluster dashboards
- Automate cluster resizing with Autoscaler
- Automatic snapshots restore a failed cluster
- Always-on DDoS Protection
- Domain management with DNS Manager
- Monitoring via Cloud Manager, Longview
Complementary Paid Services
- HA Control Plane for 99.99% control plane SLA
- Data protection with Backups service
- Add additional storage with Block Storage
- Advanced monitoring via Longview Pro
- Incident response with Managed Services
- Dynamic load balancing with NodeBalancers
- Add scalable storage with Object Storage
Recommended Workloads
- Production applications that scale rapidly
- Workloads with multiple containers
- CI/CD development
- Microservice applications
Introduction to Linode Kubernetes Engine
Linode Kubernetes Engine Plans
LKE pricing include only the resources you consume – Compute Instances, NodeBalancers, and Volumes. The service provides a free Kubernetes Control Plane, which can be upgraded to high-availability for $60 per cluster, per month.
Additional LKE Features
etcd Backups
A snapshot of your cluster's metadata is backed up continuously, so your cluster is automatically restored in the event of a failure.
Self-Service Version Upgrades
Get the latest Kubernetes features and security by easily upgrading your clusters' Kubernetes versions on your own schedule in the Linode Cloud Manager.
Automated Recovery
All of your master and node components are monitored and will automatically recover if they fail.
Persistent Storage
Block Storage Volumes are automatically provisioned, attached as workloads, and deployed to your LKE cluster.
DNS Management
DNS records are assigned to new resources upon creation and removed when those resources are deleted.
Load Balancing
LKE can automatically provision and configure Linode NodeBalancers to route traffic from the public internet to your cluster's distributed workloads.
Aggregation Layer & Metrics Pipeline
The API server connects to LKE workloads allowing you to see real-time metrics for your cluster.
CNCF Certified
Linode is certified as part of the CNCF Certified Kubernetes Conformance Program. This means your LKE workloads conform to portability standards, and you'll always have access to the latest updates and features. Linode is a silver sponsor of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), where Kubernetes is a Graduated Project.
"I honestly think Linode Kubernetes Engine might be the simplest hosted Kubernetes I've ever used."
Nigel Poulton, Linux & Kubernetes Author, Trainer
FREE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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KodeKloud Learn Kubernetes Course
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Understanding Kubernetes (Updated)
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Top Kubernetes Questions Answered
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A Tutorial for Deploying and Managing a Cluster with Linode Kubernetes Engine
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Deploying and Managing a Cluster on Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) with the Linode API
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Linode LIVE! Understanding Kubernetes: Creating and Managing Clusters
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Getting Started with Linode Kubernetes from LearnLinuxTV
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A Room with a View: A Non-Tech Explanation of Containers and Kubernetes
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Scaling Kubernetes to Zero (And Back)
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Kubernetes Security Best Practices Overview
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Cloud Native Continuous Deployment with GitLab, Helm, and LKE
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High Availability Explained | How to Upgrade to High Availability with Linode Kubernetes Engine
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Enabling High Availability for LKE Clusters
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Load Balancing on an LKE Kubernetes Cluster
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Installing Apps on Kubernetes with Helm 3
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How to Deploy Kubernetes on Linode with Rancher 2.2
Rancher is a web application that provides an interactive and easy-to-use GUI for creating and managing Kubernetes clusters.
Advanced
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Learnk8s Lab: How does the Kubernetes scheduler work?
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Scaling Kubernetes Across Regions
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How to Safely Upgrade Minor LKE Versions
This guide will go over the Kubernetes upgrade process, provide a brief introduction to the public Kubernetes changelog as it applies to LKE, and discuss tools like Popeye that can highlight incompatibilities or other issues within a cluster’s configuration both before and after upgrading. -
Proactive Scaling for Kubernetes Clusters
Learn how to size and proactively create nodes for faster scaling in a Kubernetes cluster. -
Learnk8s Lab: CI/CD for Kubernetes with Jenkins X
Learn how migrating a monolithic open source project to microservices using Jenkins X can help speed up development practices and train teams. -
Use Terraform to Provision Linode Environments
This guide will show you how to install and use the Terraform client software from a Linux system and how to use Terraform to provision a Linode. -
Deploying a Linode Kubernetes Engine Cluster Using Terraform
This guide will walk you through the steps needed to deploy a Kubernetes cluster using LKE and the popular infrastructure as code (IaC) tool, Terraform. -
Linode LIVE! Understanding Kubernetes: Working with Persistent Data and the Linode Storage Backend
Listen on demand to this free three-week course from the author of The Kubernetes Book, Nigel Poulton. Learn how to build clusters, deploy apps, set up NodeBalancers, and more. Make sure to tune into all three webinars as learning will be progressive with work assigned in between each session. Attendees will also receive free access […]
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Proactive Cluster Autoscaling in Kubernetes
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