Kubernetes

The current Caktus Kubernetes version target is v1.29 for projects under Hosting Services.

Install kubectl

The Kubernetes command-line tool, kubectl, allows you to run commands against Kubernetes clusters.

kubectl is installable on a variety of platforms. See Patch Releases for the lastest release versions. Follow the instructions below to install kubectl.

Caktus Hosting Services currently recommends this version:

export KUBECTL_VERSION=1.29.3

Apple Silicon (ARM)

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/darwin/arm64/kubectl"
chmod +x ./kubectl
sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

Apple Intel (x86)

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/darwin/amd64/kubectl"
chmod +x ./kubectl
mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

Linux (x86)

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v$KUBECTL_VERSION/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
chmod +x ./kubectl
mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

Helm

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes and we use various Helm charts at Caktus. To install, follow the instructions below.

Caktus Hosting Services currently recommends this version:

export HELM_VERSION=3.14.4

However, you may browse the Helm releases to find a desired version.

Apple Silicon (ARM)

curl -LO "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v$HELM_VERSION-darwin-arm64.tar.gz"
tar -zxf helm*.tar.gz
mv ./darwin-arm64/helm /usr/local/bin

Apple Intel (x86)

curl -LO "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v$HELM_VERSION-darwin-amd64.tar.gz"
tar -zxf helm*.tar.gz
mv ./darwin-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin

Linux (x86)

curl -LO "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v$HELM_VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
tar -zxf helm*.tar.gz
sudo mv ./linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin

Verify it's installed correctly. You should see something like this:

❯ helm version 
version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.8.1", GitCommit:"5cb9af4b1b271d11d7a97a71df3ac337dd94ad37", GitTreeState:"clean", GoVersion:"go1.17.5"}

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Last update: 2024-05-08