k3s-io/k3s-ansible
K3s Ansible
k3s-ansible is a set of playbooks and tools for automating the deployment, orchestration, and lifecycle management of lightweight Kubernetes clusters. It functions as a provisioning tool that installs and configures these environments across multiple Linux nodes using a declarative approach.
The project provides specialized support for high-availability configurations using either embedded etcd or external datastores. It also includes mechanisms for air-gapped installations, allowing the distribution of binaries and container images from a local directory to nodes without internet access.
The toolset covers a broad range of operational capabilities, including node provisioning, worker node integration, and cluster network configuration. It manages the cluster lifecycle through version-driven upgrade mechanisms and utilities for retrieving and merging remote configuration files for administrative access.
The system supports diverse Linux distributions and CPU architectures through conditional task abstractions.