Kubernetes cluster automated setup and management with Ansible in the University of Tartu High Performance Computing center

Abstract

Kubernetes is one of the most popular container orchestration solutions. It eases the process of deploying and managing containerized workloads. University of Tartu High Performance Computing center uses Kubernetes to provide the university's research groups with the capabilities required for running containerized workloads. The result of this thesis is an automation solution using the Ansible automation tool, which allows the cluster operators to set up and manage the Kubernetes cluster with minimal effort.