Lab Setup Process

Steps Completed

1. Created 3 Rocky Linux 9 VMs in Proxmox
2. Installed k3s (1 control plane + 2 workers)
3. Installed Helm for package management
4. Deployed Rancher management platform
5. Deployed applications via Helm and Rancher UI

Key Commands

# Check cluster status
kubectl get nodes

# List deployments
kubectl get deployments

# View Helm releases
helm list

Skills Demonstrated

• Container orchestration fundamentals
• Helm chart deployment
• Rancher management interface
• RHEL-based Linux administration