Create a K3s Kubernetes Cluster on Mac M1 using Multipass (Ubuntu VM)

Have a look at the following blog post for more information on how to use the Multipass tool to create Ubuntu VMs on your Mac M1:

The easiest way to start Ubuntu VM on Mac M1

Step 1:

Create 1 master node and 2 worker node VMs using multipass:

multipass launch — name k3sMasterNode --cpus 2 --memory 4G --disk 20G
multipass launch — name k3sWorkerNode1 --cpus 2 --memory 4G --disk 20G
multipass launch — name k3sWorkerNode2 --cpus 2 --memory 4G --disk 20G

Step 2:

Deploy K3s on Master node:

multipass exec k3sMasterNode -- /bin/bash -c “curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | K3S_KUBECONFIG_MODE=”644" sh -”

Retrieve the master node IP:

K3S_MASTERNODE_IP=”https://$(multipass info k3sMasterNode | grep “IPv4” | awk -F’ ‘ ‘{print $2}’):6443"

Retrieve the Token:

TOKEN=”$(multipass exec k3sMasterNode -- /bin/bash -c “sudo cat /var/lib/rancher/k3s/server/node-token”)”

Step 3:

Now, deploy K3s on Worker Node1:

multipass exec k3sWorkerNode1 -- /bin/bash -c “curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | K3S_TOKEN=${TOKEN} K3S_URL=${K3S_MASTERNODE_IP} sh -”

Deploy K3s on Worker Node2:

multipass exec k3sWorkerNode2 -- /bin/bash -c “curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | K3S_TOKEN=${TOKEN} K3S_URL=${K3S_MASTERNODE_IP} sh -”

Use Multipass to log in to the Master node and check if the kubernetes cluster is created successfully:

multipass shell k3sMasterNode

kubectl get nodes