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Ansible playbook for Kubernetes cluster installation on Linux

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Dear Techies, Kubernetes has become the go-to solution for orchestrating containerized applications, making it easier to manage, scale, and deploy services. However, setting up a Kubernetes cluster manually can be a daunting task. Fortunately, Ansible can simplify this process significantly. In this blog, I’ll guide you through an Ansible playbook that automates the installation and configuration of a Kubernetes cluster on Linux, featuring a single control plane node and multiple worker nodes for development and testing environments. I understand there is kubespray which is more powerful and we could do lots of customizations. But, this playbook is lightweight and simple, might be a good option to look into for a testing environment. GitHub Public Repository: install-k8s-on-linux You can find the complete step-by-step guide in the README section of the repository itself, and I will also be providing the same in this blog. This Ansible playbook automates the installation and configurat