Setup an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster

Set up an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster

Prerequisites

• Docker
• kubectl
• Azure CLI

Deploy an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster

This guide walks you through installing an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster. If you need more information, refer to Quickstart: Deploy an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using the Azure CLI

1. Login to Azure

az login

2. Set the default subscription

az account set -s [your_subscription_id]

3. Create a resource group

az group create --name [your_resource_group] --location [region]

4. Create an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster

Note: To use a specific version of Kubernetes use --kubernetes-version (1.13.x or newer version required)

az aks create --resource-group [your_resource_group] --name [your_aks_cluster_name] --node-count 2 --enable-addons http_application_routing --generate-ssh-keys

5. Get the access credentials for the Azure Kubernetes cluster

az aks get-credentials -n [your_aks_cluster_name] -g [your_resource_group]

Next steps