kubeadm Hosted Install

This document outlines how to install Calico on a cluster initialized with kubeadm. Calico is compatible with kubeadm-created clusters, as long as the requirements are met.

Requirements

For Calico to be compatible with your kubeadm-created cluster:

  • It must be running at least Kubernetes v1.7

  • There should be no other CNI network configurations installed in /etc/cni/net.d (or equivalent directory)

  • The kubeadm flag --pod-network-cidr must be set when creating the cluster with kubeadm init and the CIDR(s) specified with the flag must match Calico’s IP pools. The default IP pool configured in Calico’s manifests is 192.168.0.0/16

  • The CIDR specified with the kubeadm flag --service-cidr must not overlap with Calico’s IP pools

    • The default CIDR for --service-cidr is 10.96.0.0/12

    • The default IP pool configured in Calico’s manifests is 192.168.0.0/16

You can create a cluster compatible with these manifests by following the official kubeadm guide.

Installing Calico with a Kubernetes-hosted etcd

As a non-production quick start, to install Calico with a single-node dedicated etcd cluster, running as a Kubernetes pod:

  1. Ensure your cluster meets the requirements (or recreate it if not).

  2. Apply the single-node etcd manifest:

    kubectl apply -f https://deploy-preview-2459--calico.netlify.com/v3.0/getting-started/kubernetes/installation/hosted/kubeadm/1.7/calico.yaml

    Note: You can also view the YAML in your browser.

Installing with an existing etcd datastore

To install Calico, configured to use an etcd that you have already set-up:

  1. Ensure your cluster meets the requirements (or recreate it if not).

  2. Follow the main etcd datastore instructions.

Kubernetes datastore

To install Calico, configured to use the Kubernetes API as its sole data source:

  1. Ensure your cluster meets the requirements (or recreate it if not).

  2. Follow the main Kubernetes datastore instructions.

Using calicoctl in a kubeadm cluster

The simplest way to use calicoctl in kubeadm is by running it as a pod. See Installing calicoctl as a container for more information.