Understanding Kubernetes Cluster Upgrade— A Beginner’s Guide

How to keep your kubernetes cluster up-to-date?

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In this article, we will dive into another practical aspects of maintaining a Kubernetes cluster by focusing on the critical task of upgrading the cluster.

Keeping your Kubernetes cluster up-to-date is essential for gaining access to new features, bug fixes, and security enhancements.

We will present a step-by-step guide on how to upgrade a Kubernetes cluster built with Kubeadm, covering both the control plane and worker nodes, using a practical example on a Kubeadm-built cluster.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Kubernetes

Kubernetes Versioning

Before we begin the upgrade process, let’s first understand Kubernetes versioning and the order in which components should be upgraded.