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Creating a Cluster

Within your Managed Kubernetes project in MyNWS you can create as many clusters as you like.

Switch to the Clusters tab and click Create Cluster. A dialog will open with a wide range of configuration options.

Configuration Options

Cluster Name

You can assign a name to your cluster – otherwise one will be generated randomly. Alphanumeric characters as well as the symbols _, - and . are allowed.

Examples of valid cluster names
  • devcluster
  • ProdCluster1
  • site-A_version5
  • prod.acme-corp.example.com

Kubernetes Project

If you already manage multiple Kubernetes projects, you can select the appropriate project here, or create a new one if needed.

Network Plugin

Kubernetes needs a so‑called Container Network Interface (CNI) to provide networking functionality. In NETWAYS Managed Kubernetes we offer you Flannel and Cilium as options.

Flannel is very lightweight and therefore well suited for tests or proof‑of‑concepts, but it does not provide all the features required for comprehensive security.

Cilium is the most widely used and most frequently supported CNI plugin and offers numerous configuration and hardening options for your clusters at the network layer.

Kubernetes Version

NETWAYS Managed Kubernetes provides a range of available Kubernetes versions. We enable the use of significantly older versions on a best‑effort basis and always offer the latest version of the Kubernetes project with minimal delay.

Control Plane Nodes

For the control plane you can choose between one node and three nodes in High Availability (HA) mode. In HA mode the control plane consists of three nodes and a (paid) front‑end load balancer for increased fault tolerance.

Accessibility

Depending on the requirements of your Kubernetes environment, the cluster’s access can be declared as Public or Private:

  • Public: The Kubernetes API is available on a publicly reachable IP address.
  • Private: The Kubernetes API is only reachable via VPN. For setup, contact our MyEngineers®.

Custom Subnet

Normally the nodes of your cluster receive IPs from the subnet 10.0.0.0/24. If you want to use a different subnet, you can specify it here.

Master Node Flavor

You can choose from a wide range of different Node Flavors for your master nodes. The two available categories General purpose and Storage optimized differ in local storage capacity and network bandwidth.

Worker Nodes

For worker nodes, in addition to the master node flavors, there are two extra flavors – Performance optimized and Dedicated vCPU. These flavors either use especially high‑performance CPUs or guarantee you exclusive use of the configured vCPUs.