Harvester

Guides to SUSE Harvester: what it is, how to install it, how to give a VM an address on your LAN, and how to run Kubernetes clusters on it with Cluster API.

Harvester is SUSE’s open source hyper-converged infrastructure platform: virtual machines running on Kubernetes, with Longhorn for storage and Multus for networking. These posts cover the parts I had to work out the hard way.

Rancher Turtles with Harvester: Cluster API in practice

Deploy Kubernetes clusters on Harvester VMs with Rancher Turtles and Cluster API, from installing the provider to importing the cluster.

Harvester networking: attaching a VM to a bridged network

Give a Harvester VM an address on your LAN: configure a host network interface, add a VLAN, and attach the VM with bridged networking.

Harvester HCI: what it is and how to install it

What Harvester is, the hardware it needs in v1.9, when it fits and when it does not, and a walkthrough of the install.