Docker has taken the world by storm over the past few years. It’s fair to say that it has revolutionized the way applications are built, shipped, and deployed. In order to manage your Docker containers, you do need an orchestration tool, as doing everything manually is impractical and prone to error.

But the downside of all the benefits such architectures bring is an inherent complexity. Indeed, there are now two layers to look after: the containers and the servers running those containers. Both layers need monitoring, maintenance, and scalability.

In this whitepaper, however, we will focus on the brave souls who have decided to set up and administer their own DIY Kubernetes clusters.