Kubernetes on VPS: Lightweight Cluster with k3s

Kubernetes on VPS: Minimal Cluster with k3s

k3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution requiring only 512MB RAM — perfect for VPS servers with 4+ GB RAM.

Install k3s

curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
kubectl get nodes

Deploy Application

kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
kubectl get pods
kubectl get services

Helm Package Manager

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
helm repo add jetstack https://charts.jetstack.io