| 1 | '''Issuing a Virtual IP to a Service Using MetalLB on Kubernetes''' |
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| 3 | MetalLB is a load balancer implementation for bare metal Kubernetes clusters, using L2 advertisements. This tutorial will guide you through the process of setting up MetalLB in your Kubernetes cluster and assigning a virtual IP to a service. |
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| 5 | '''Step 1: Install MetalLB''' |
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| 7 | MetalLB can be installed via a manifest or using Helm. We'll use the manifest method here. |
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| 9 | '''1. Apply the MetalLB manifest:''' |
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| 11 | {{{ |
| 12 | kubectl apply -f |
| 13 | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/metallb/metallb/v0.13.12/con |
| 14 | fig/manifests/metallb-native.yaml |
| 15 | }}} |
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| 17 | Note: Ensure you're using the latest version of MetalLB. |
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| 19 | '''2. Verify the Installation.''' |
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| 21 | `kubectl get pods -n metallb-system` |
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