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0 pointsfhrow44847y ago0 comments

> I don't fully understand your point about Kubernetes cloud lock-in

The kubernetes folks describe a tentative solution to cloud lock-in here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/f... OP isn't the only one with those concerns.

It would be nice when you can switch your cluster load from any of the cloud providers, or your own on-prem setup as you go. For instance, I could see people wanting to have a default small cluster on their on-prem setup, and be ready to scale on cloud when needed.

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parasubvert7y ago

Kubernetes federation doesn’t really help with lock-in. Its for multi-cluster management. It’s also kind of stalled / going to be rethought - it has too many issues to be used at scale. Some may still like it of course.

There are two points of lock-in: beneath Kubernetes or on top of Kubernetes.

You still need to install and manage your cluster, so the low level lock-in of a distro is hard to avoid. What you may be looking for is kubeadm. https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/setup-tools/kubeadm/kub...

It is the closest primitive to help standardize “here’s how to install and run a K8s cluster in a certified way”. It’s unfortunately incomplete.

As for what’s on top of Kubernetes, that will be an area ripe for completion and lock-in.

dankohn17y ago

Federation is a solution for multi-cloud and hybrid cloud, which is a different problem than cloud portability.

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