The Kubernetes KubeOne Accelerator empowers your organization to adopt a vendor-neutral, automated approach to Kubernetes operations. By combining specialized training, architectural design, and the deployment of KubeOne — an open-source lifecycle management tool—we help you achieve Day 2 operational excellence on any cloud, on-prem, or edge environment.
The Challenge
Deploying Kubernetes is only the first step. The real complexity lies in “Day 2” operations: managing upgrades, repairing nodes, ensuring high availability (HA), and maintaining consistency across hybrid infrastructures without getting locked into a single cloud provider’s proprietary ecosystem.
The Solution
This accelerator provides a structured path to implementing Kubermatic KubeOne, a master-less cluster lifecycle management tool. We guide your team from initial architecture to a production-ready setup, ensuring you can provision, upgrade, and maintain HA clusters using a single, declarative API.
Accelerator Phases
This service covers five key phases to ensure successful adoption and long-term autonomy.
1. Explore
Our architects engage with your infrastructure team to review your current stack (AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, or Bare Metal) and define the scope for your KubeOne implementation.
Typical Activities
- Review of current infrastructure and “Day 2” operational pain points.
- Assessment of cloud provider quotas, networking prerequisites, and security policies.
- Alignment of KubeOne capabilities with your multi-cluster management goals.
Deliverables
- Assessment Report.
- Project Roadmap & Timeline.
2. KubeOne Training
We provide your team with hands-on training focused specifically on the KubeOne toolset, ensuring you can manage the lifecycle of your control plane and worker nodes independently.
Typical Activities
- Deep dive into KubeOne architecture (Control plane vs. Worker nodes).
- Practical exercises: Writing KubeOne configuration manifests.
- Labs on provisioning, upgrading, and destroying clusters via CLI.
- Integration training with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning.
Deliverables
- Training workshop completion.
- Access to KubeOne learning materials and lab environments.
3. Design
In close cooperation with your team, we develop a production-grade architecture for your Kubernetes clusters, leveraging KubeOne’s declarative nature.
Typical Activities
- Design of the High Availability (HA) control plane topology.
- Definition of MachineDeployments for automated worker node scaling.
- Integration design with existing VPCs, load balancers, and firewalls.
- Strategy for Terraform state management and GitOps integration.
Deliverables
- Architecture Design Document (ADD).
- Configuration templates (KubeOne manifest & Terraform scripts).
- Deployment Checklist.
4. Deploy
During this engagement, our engineers work alongside your team to execute the installation and validate the environment.
Typical Activities
- Provisioning of underlying infrastructure using Terraform.
- Bootstrapping the Kubernetes HA control plane using KubeOne.
- Configuration of essential add-ons (CNI, CSI, Metrics Server).
- Execution of acceptance tests.
Deliverables
- Production-ready KubeOne-managed Cluster.
- Test Execution Report.
- Initial Operations Runbook.
5. Operate
We ensure your team is ready to handle daily operations, focusing on the automation of upgrades and maintenance tasks.
Typical Activities
- Setup of automated backup and restore procedures for etcd.
- Simulation of a non-disruptive Kubernetes version upgrade (rolling update).
- Review of logging and monitoring integration (Prometheus/Grafana).
- Final handover and “Day 2” best practices review.
Deliverables
- Upgrade & Maintenance Guide.
- Project Closeout Report.
KubeOne Professional Subscription
This Accelerator includes a 2-month KubeOne Business Subscription, ensuring you have access to enterprise-grade support and features:
- Support: 8x5 Standard Support (SLA).
- Capacity: Support for up to 32 vCPU & 128 GB RAM per cluster.
- Features: Full HA Control Plane, Multi-Cloud Support (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenStack, vSphere, Bare Metal).
Key Benefits
- No Vendor Lock-in: Deploy identical cluster configurations across different cloud providers or on-premises.
- Automated Lifecycle: Upgrade Kubernetes versions with a single command without downtime.
- Infrastructure as Code: Manage your entire cluster definition via Git (GitOps ready).
- Production Ready: Built-in High Availability for the control plane ensures your workloads stay running.
Duration
11.5 days
Prerequisites
Participants should have a basic knowledge of Kubernetes, Linux operating system, command-line tools and containers.