Metalkube: Deploy Kubernetes on Bare Metal

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Metalkube explains how to install and run Kubernetes directly on bare-metal servers using the Metalkube project (including Ironic and other OpenStack provisioning components). It covers provisioning hardware, creating PXE/IPA-based imaging workflows, and configuring Kubernetes clusters without virtualization layers. The talk focuses on the technologies and steps needed to automate bare-metal cluster deployment with Metalkube.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 1:27Introduction
3. 3:47Kubernetes Native Infrastructure
4. 7:26CONTROLLER RECONCILIATION LOOP
5. 7:56CONTROLLER RECONOLIATION LOOP
6. 12:44COMPONENTS INVOLVED IN PROVISIONING
7. 16:59LEARNING BY EXAMPLE...

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