Build Your Own Cluster API Provider the Easy Way
summary
Explains how to implement Cluster API providers that actually run: defines the three provider types (infrastructure, bootstrap, control plane), shows required CRDs and owner references, and gives concrete scaffolding commands using kubebuilder and controller-runtime (kubebuilder init/create api, scaffold controllers, webhooks, defaulting/validation). Covers finalizers, reconcile create/delete flows, a Podman example for infra types, and local iterative testing with Tilt live-reload; the created provider runs and is debuggable locally.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 6:20Provider Types
- 15:35Infrastructure
- 18:40What provider type do you need
- 19:57Scaffolding the provider 12
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