Charmed Kubernetes 1.16.0 beta available

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Looking for an easy way to kick the tires on 1.16 before it’s released? The beta release of Charmed Kubernetes 1.16.0 is available, and is easy to try on a variety of public clouds, on-prem virtualization, and bare metal.

To try it out, follow the quick start instructions, appending --channel edge to the command in Step 6.

Some new additions coming in Charmed Kubernetes 1.16 include:

  • Kubernetes 1.16
  • Kata containers support - run insecure/untrusted pods in Kata containers
  • AWS IAM integration for authn/authz - authenticate to your cluster using AWS IAM credentials
  • Improved support for deploying on LXD - manual configuration of LXD profiles is no longer necessary
  • Better integration with Octavia load balancer when running on OpenStack - use Octavia to load balance traffic to API servers

Have questions or need help? Join us in #cdk on the Kubernetes Slack!

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