Setting Up the Foundation

In the following steps, we are going to create the initial infrastructure for our learning project. This is what we will need:

• A workspace (a server) where we will install all the necessary tools to manage our Kubernetes clusters.
• A Kubernetes cluster where we will deploy our applications.

For both of these, we will use DigitalOcean, a simple and cost-effective cloud provider. DigitalOcean can be replaced with any other cloud provider of your choice, including private providers like OpenStack or VMware. The choice of DigitalOcean is based on the simplicity and ease of use of the platform (you can use my referral link to get $200 in free credit