To create an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster, you can
use either the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or Azure PowerShell. Here are the steps
for each method:
- Azure
Portal:
- Sign
in to the Azure portal (https://portal.azure.com).
- Click
on "Create a resource" in the left navigation pane.
- Search
for "Azure Kubernetes Service" and select it from the search
results.
- Click
on "Create" to start the AKS cluster creation wizard.
- Provide
the necessary information, such as subscription, resource group, cluster
name, region, and Kubernetes version.
- Configure
the desired node size, node count, and authentication method.
- Review
the settings and click on "Review + Create" to validate the
configuration.
- Finally,
click on "Create" to create the AKS cluster. The deployment may
take several minutes to complete.
- Azure
CLI:
- Open
the Azure CLI (command-line interface) on your local machine or use the
Azure Cloud Shell (https://shell.azure.com).
Run the following command
to create an AKS cluster:
az aks create --resource-group <resource-group-name>
--name <cluster-name> --node-count <node-count> --node-vm-size
<node-vm-size> --location <region>
Replace <resource-group-name> with the name of
the resource group where the cluster should be created, <cluster-name>
with the desired name for the cluster, <node-count> with the
number of nodes in the cluster, <node-vm-size> with the VM size
for the nodes, and <region> with the desired region for the
cluster.
- Optionally,
you can add more parameters to the command to configure advanced settings
like networking, authentication, and monitoring.
- Azure
PowerShell:
- Open
the Azure PowerShell module on your local machine or use the Azure Cloud
Shell (https://shell.azure.com).
Run the following command
to create an AKS cluster:
New-AzAksCluster -ResourceGroupName
<resource-group-name> -Name <cluster-name> -NodeCount
<node-count> -NodeVmSize <node-vm-size> -Location <region>
Replace <resource-group-name> with the name of
the resource group, <cluster-name> with the desired name for the
cluster, <node-count> with the number of nodes in the cluster, <node-vm-size>
with the VM size for the nodes, and <region> with the desired
region.
- You
can also provide additional parameters to the command to configure
networking, authentication, and other advanced options.
After executing the appropriate command, the AKS cluster
creation process will start, and it may take several minutes to complete. Once
the cluster is created, you can access and manage it using the Azure portal,
Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, or the Kubernetes command-line tool (kubectl).
