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azure-kubernetes

microsoft / azure-skills

About azure-kubernetes

Plan, create, and configure production-ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters. Covers Day-0 checklist, SKU selection (Automatic vs Standard), networking options (private API server, Azure CNI Overlay, egress configuration), security, and operations (autoscaling, upgrade strategy, cost analysis). WHEN: create AKS environment, provision AKS, enable AKS observability, design AKS networking, choose AKS SKU, secure AKS, optimize AKS, AKS spot nodes, AKS cluster-autoscaler, rightsize AKS pod, pod rightsizing, over-provisioned AKS pod, pod resource requests and limits, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, VPA recommendations.

Install azure-kubernetes

npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-kubernetes

Basic information

Category

Design & UI

Repository

microsoft / azure-skills

Skill

azure-kubernetes

What it does

  • Distinguishes Day-0 decisions (networking, API server access, pod IP model) that are hard to change later from Day-1 features (observability, upgrades, autoscaling) that can be enabled post-creation

  • Covers AKS Automatic vs Standard SKU selection, Azure CNI Overlay networking, security (Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Policy, Secrets Store CSI), and observability with Managed Prometheus and Container Insights

  • Provides guidance on node pools, compute optimization (ephemeral OS disks, Azure Linux, latest-generation SKUs), reliability patterns (3 Availability Zones, PodDisruptionBudgets), and cost controls (Spot nodes, Reserved Instances)

  • Includes deep-dive references for pod rightsizing, Vertical Pod Autoscaler, cluster autoscaler configuration, and Spot node pool setup

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