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Kubernetes production patterns

Explore recommended best practices for deploying Consul in a production environment on Kubernetes.

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3 tutorials
  • 14min
    Consul on Kubernetes reference architecture
    Learn recommended practices and reference architecture for deploying Consul service mesh on Kubernetes.
    • Consul
  • 15min
    Consul and Kubernetes deployment guide
    Deploy your first Consul datacenter in production in accordance with the Reference Architecture for Kubernetes. Use recommended best practices to generate security credentials, size client and server nodes, and install Consul on your Kubernetes cluster.
    • Consul
  • 32min
    Disaster Recovery for Consul on Kubernetes
    Prepare for Consul disaster recovery using best practice recommendations. Implement a backup plan and a disaster recovery plan (DRP) to minimize downtime in case a disaster event happens in your Kubernetes deployment. Use Vault to store sensitive data and to effectively restore a deployment without data loss.
    • Consul
    • Terraform
    • Vault