diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 791f7ef..5011dc9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ This setup can host Clusterlust - the project to create a Kubernetes cluster wit ## Quick Start Windows/macOS/Ubuntu Laptop +This will download a pre-built image for the virtual machine with all software installed. + ### Follow these steps to set up the environment: -1. You will need a Hypervisor to create a virtual machine on your machine with **Vagrant** (discussed below). +1. You will need a Hypervisor to create a virtual machine. You can do that on your machine with **Vagrant** (discussed below), and one of: - [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/), available for Windows/macOS/Linux - **Hyper-V** a Windows-only feature. - [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/) available for Windows/macOS/Linux, download and install. @@ -36,8 +38,14 @@ This setup can host Clusterlust - the project to create a Kubernetes cluster wit 5. Run `vagrant up` and take not of the IP address that is logged. 6. Browse with https to the IP address. (NOTE: The certificate is self-signed at first.) +## Creating the virtual machine from source with Vagrant +`vagrant up` in the source directory builds the Virtual machine with ansible playbooks. +[VMWare Workstation or VMWare Fusion](https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html) + ## Quick Start AlmaLinux controller host +When you have a virtual machine with AlmaLinux 8, then you can just install the software. + ### Prerequisites**: **Note**: The `inventory/local` configuration is suitable for direct deployment on systems like Red Hat, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux (8), or Ubuntu Jammy. In this setup, Vagrant and VirtualBox are not required.