Managed Kubernetes quickstart

Create a cluster#

avenlith k8s create --name prod --region ist1 --version 1.34 \
  --pool name=general,plan=vps-pro,min=3,max=10
avenlith k8s kubeconfig prod > ~/.kube/avenlith-prod
export KUBECONFIG=~/.kube/avenlith-prod
kubectl get nodes

The control plane is highly available across three nodes and free of charge — you pay only for worker nodes.

Expose a service#

A Service of type LoadBalancer creates an Avenlith load balancer automatically. Annotations add Shield protection:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: web
  annotations:
    avenlith.com/load-balancer-shield: "advanced"
spec:
  type: LoadBalancer
  selector: { app: web }
  ports:
    - port: 443
      targetPort: 8080

Storage#

The default storage class avenlith-nvme provisions replicated block volumes. Volumes follow pods between nodes in the same region.

Upgrades#

Minor versions are upgraded in a rolling fashion during your maintenance window. Nodes are drained one by one, respecting PodDisruptionBudgets.