How-to guides

If you have a specific goal, but are already familiar with Kubernetes, our How-to guides are more specific and contain less background information. They’ll help you achieve an end result but may require you to understand and adapt the steps to fit your specific requirements.

• Install Canonical Kubernetes
  • ... from a snap
  • ... with a custom bootstrap configuration
  • ... with Multipass
  • ... in LXD
  • ... in air-gapped environments
  • Uninstall the snap
• Networking
  • Use default DNS
  • Use default network
  • Use default Ingress
  • Use default load balancer
  • Use an alternative CNI
  • Enable Dual-Stack networking
  • Set up an IPv6-only cluster
  • Configure proxy settings
• Storage
  • Use default storage
  • Use Ceph storage
  • Use cloud storage
• Security
  • Hardening guide
  • CIS assessment
  • DISA STIG assessment
• Use an external datastore
• Set up cluster observability
• Back up and restore
• Refresh Kubernetes Certificates
• Recover a cluster after quorum loss
• Two-Node High-Availability with Dqlite
• Manage upgrades
• Set up Enhanced Platform Awareness
• Manage images
• Contribute to Canonical Kubernetes
• Get support
• Troubleshooting

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Other documentation types

Our Reference section is for when you need to check specific details or information such as the command reference or release notes.

Alternatively, the Tutorials section contains step-by-step tutorials to help guide you through exploring and using Canonical Kubernetes.

For a better understanding of how Canonical Kubernetes works and related topics such as security, our Explanation section helps you expand your knowledge and get the most out of Kubernetes.

Finally, our Reference section is for when you need to check specific details or information such as the command reference or release notes.