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Cluster API Provider Hetzner

The Cluster API uses the concept of Infrastructure as Software. This is a relatively new approach to working with Infrastructure that makes IaC tools like Terraform redundant. Software can, in general, react in a more intelligent way to different situations, thanks to its own decision engine. This makes it more powerful than Terraform, where you have to implement everything in a step-by-step approach. When having dozens of clusters with hundreds of nodes, smart automation is the key to a scalable, maintainable, and reliable system. IaS outperforms here every IaC approach as it can react independently of any input of human operators on failing hardware and spin up new nodes in seconds.
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What is the Cluster API?

A project focusing on consistent deployment and day 2 operations of self-managed Kubernetes clusters. It uses a declarativ Infrastructure as Software approach.

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Syself’s Expert hint

IaS rather than IaC

We at Syself believe in an open-source first strategy. It brings advantages for us as well as for the community. We get better software through the ideas, suggestions, and findings of the community. The community gets a software product that it can use and adapt for free. We invite you to have a close look at our open-source projects. Share your thoughts and comments, so that we can improve them together and bring progress to the world of IT!

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The core features

Orchestrating Infrastructure with Cluster API gives you the ability to easiliy create, update, and operate production-ready Kubernetes clusters.

  • HA Kubernetes

    Multi-node control planes with stacked or external etcd. Fully customizeable.

  • Cloud & Baremetal Nodes

    Can be used with standard and dedicated Hetzner Cloud servers, as well as with baremetal servers from Hetzner Robot.

  • Choice of Linux Distribution

    Free choice of Linux operating system. For full coverage cloud-init is recommended, but other OS, like Talos, are also working.

  • Self-Healing

    Cluster API is able to remediate nodes, including control-planes. No worries any more about unhealthy nodes!

  • Declarative API

    Native Kubernetes manifests and API. Cluster API controllers runs on Kubernetes

  • Complete Day 2

    CAPI updates Kubernetes versions, operating system on nodes, and any changing configuration.

  • Cluster Autoscaler

    The autoscaler scales Kubernetes Cluster up or down, depending on your needs. This can reduce a lot of manual work.

  • Latest Kubernetes

    Made from developers for developers, so the latest Kubernetes version is always a must-have.

  • Kubeadm or Talos

    By default, kubeadm is used under the hood. Everything you can configure in kubeadm you could also do in CAPI. Talos is also supported.

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