<commit_before>---
title: "SLATE for the lightweight edge with k3s"
overview: Blog
published: true
permalink: blog/slate-k3s-dec-2019.html
attribution: The SLATE Team
layout: post
type: markdown
---


In this blog post, we explain the steps for creating a [k3s](https://k3s.io) cluster, registering 
it with SLATE, and then deploying a SLATE application to the cluster.

Kubernetes (K8s) is a powerful container orchestration tool. [k3s](https://k3s.io) is a lightweight distribution of Kubernetes that strips out unnescassary features while remaining fully compliant with up-stream Kubernetes. It allows easier deployment when compared to kubeadm and all in a binary less than 40MB.

[k3s](https://k3s.io) is a fantastic solution for deploying Kubernetes with SLATE on smaller devices, older hardware, and even IOT. 

[k3s](https://k3s.io) is an open-source Kubernetes distribution provided by [Rancher Labs](https://rancher.com/). It is easy to install and uses half the memory of a standard Kubernetes installation. This is useful for many environments where resources are limited. As more users have been exploring k3s and leveraging edge computing for applications in different domains including science and research, we thought we’d try it out with our SLATE platform. This will provide a way to make the SLATE platform more accessible to institutions who are interested in leveraging SLATE for lightweight applications, such as the perfSONAR testpoint.

![](/img/posts/k3s-slate_600.png)
<commit_msg>Change image size<commit_after>---
title: "SLATE for the lightweight edge with k3s"
overview: Blog
published: true
permalink: blog/slate-k3s-dec-2019.html
attribution: The SLATE Team
layout: post
type: markdown
---


In this blog post, we explain the steps for creating a [k3s](https://k3s.io) cluster, registering 
it with SLATE, and then deploying a SLATE application to the cluster.

Kubernetes (K8s) is a powerful container orchestration tool. [k3s](https://k3s.io) is a lightweight distribution of Kubernetes that strips out unnescassary features while remaining fully compliant with up-stream Kubernetes. It allows easier deployment when compared to kubeadm and all in a binary less than 40MB.

[k3s](https://k3s.io) is a fantastic solution for deploying Kubernetes with SLATE on smaller devices, older hardware, and even IOT. 

[k3s](https://k3s.io) is an open-source Kubernetes distribution provided by [Rancher Labs](https://rancher.com/). It is easy to install and uses half the memory of a standard Kubernetes installation. This is useful for many environments where resources are limited. As more users have been exploring k3s and leveraging edge computing for applications in different domains including science and research, we thought we’d try it out with our SLATE platform. This will provide a way to make the SLATE platform more accessible to institutions who are interested in leveraging SLATE for lightweight applications, such as the perfSONAR testpoint.

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