Cluster API as Code

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Cluster API is usable but verbose, so this work provides Pulumi TypeScript bindings that generate and install CAPI controllers and providers (Equinix Metal / Packet and DigitalOcean shown) and include automated provider init with built‑in secret management. The demo creates management‑cluster manifests, can render YAML or apply directly, and generates typed CRD helpers from Cluster API so multi‑pool, multi‑flavor clusters become code. Demo succeeds in installing controllers though some provider controllers take time to become ready.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:00Cluster API Project
3. 3:45Getting Started
4. 7:50The Problem
5. 11:43The Solution
6. 16:36Live Demo
7. 26:03Demo Continued

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