Note: This article largely borrows from my previous write-up on installing K8s 1.7 on CentOS.

Getting a local K8s cluster up and running is one of the first "baby steps" of toddling into the K8s ecosystem. While it would often be considered easier (and safer) to get K8s set up in a cluster of virtual machines (VMs), it does not really give you the same degree of advantage and flexibility as running K8s "natively" on your own host.

Source: DZone