k3s Has a Free Lightweight Kubernetes Distribution

k3s is a free, lightweight Kubernetes distribution that runs in 512MB of RAM. It is production-ready and certified by the CNCF. What Is k3s? k3s is Kubernetes stripped down to the essentials. It packages everything into a single binary under 100MB. Key features: Single binary (<100MB) 512MB RAM minimum Production-ready and CNCF certified Built-in Traefik ingress Built-in local storage Built-in load balancer Embedded SQLite (no etcd needed) ARM support (Raspberry Pi!) Automatic TLS Easy cluster setup Install in 30 Seconds Server (master) curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh - Agent (worker) curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | K3S_URL = https://server-ip:6443 K3S_TOKEN = YOUR_TOKEN sh - That is it. Full Kubernetes cluster. k3s vs Full Kubernetes Feature k8s (kubeadm) k3s Install time 30+ minutes 30 seconds RAM minimum 2GB 512MB Binary size 1GB+ <100MB Dependencies Many None ARM support Limited Full Default ingress None Traefik Default storage None Local path CNCF certified Yes Yes Deploy an App