Install system

Install system#

You need a system from which you can run the installation process. This system needs the following software installed:

  • kubectl to manage your Kubernetes cluster.

  • Helm to render and apply the Kubernetes manifest.

You can install these tools using the linked instructions or by using the instructions for your particular operating system that follow.

macOS#

Install kubectl and Helm:

brew install kubectl helm

Linux#

=== “Ubuntu”

Note

These instructions are for Ubuntu 16.04 or newer, as they assume Snap support is available by default.

sudo snap install helm --classic
sudo snap install kubectl --classic

=== “Red Hat”

Install kubectl:

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
chmod +x kubectl
sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/
kubectl version --client

Install Helm:

curl -LO https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.12.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xvf helm-v3.12.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/helm
helm version

=== “Debian”

sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
sudo snap install snapd
sudo snap install kubectl --classic

Windows#

=== “Winget”

winget install kubectl --source winget
winget search helm
winget install helm

=== “Manually”

  1. Install kubectl .

  2. Install Installing Helm .

Installing Helm#

  1. Download the Helm binary for Windows. On the Helm GitHub Releases page , locate the latest release and download the helm-v3.x.x-windows-amd64.zip file.

  2. Extract the Zip file. Use a tool like 7-Zip, WinRAR, or the built-in Windows extraction utility to unzip the downloaded file.

  3. Copy helm.exe from the extracted folder to a directory in your path. Common directories include C:\Program Files\ , C:\Program Files (x86)\ , or you can create a directory, such as C:\Helm\ , and add it to your path.

  4. Verify the installation:

  5. Open a new Command Prompt or PowerShell window.

  6. Run the following command to verify that Helm is installed correctly:

helm version

  1. The output displays Helm version information.

Next steps#

Once you have installed the necessary software, you can move on to setting up an GCP account with the necessary permissions.

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