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Pre-requisites

Let’s now walk through how to deploy a production-grade Kubernetes cluster in AWS, fully defined and managed as code, using the Gruntwork Infrastructure as Code Library.

This walkthrough has the following pre-requisites:

Gruntwork Infrastructure as Code Library​

This guide uses code from the Gruntwork Infrastructure as Code Library, as it implements most of the production-grade design for you out of the box. Make sure to read our Introduction to Gruntwork.

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You must be a Gruntwork subscriber to access the Gruntwork Infrastructure as Code Library.

Terraform​

This guide uses Terraform to define and manage all the infrastructure as code. If you’re not familiar with Terraform, check out A Comprehensive Guide to Terraform, A Crash Course on Terraform, and our Introduction to Gruntwork.

Python and Kubergrunt​

Some of the Terraform modules used in this guide call out to Python code and/or kubergrunt to fill in missing features in Terraform. Make sure you have Python and kubergrunt installed on any computer where you will be running Terraform.

Docker and Packer​

This guide assumes you are deploying a Kubernetes cluster for use with Docker. The guide also uses Packer to build VM images. If you’re not familiar with Docker or Packer, check out A Crash Course on Docker and Packer and our Introduction to Gruntwork.

AWS accounts​

This guide deploys infrastructure into one or more AWS accounts. Check out the How to configure a production-grade AWS account structure guide for instructions. You will also need to be able to authenticate to these accounts on the CLI: check out A Comprehensive Guide to Authenticating to AWS on the Command Line for instructions.