Build your own Kubernetes distribution from scratch

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This article walks through a from-scratch Kubernetes distribution workflow built with Firecracker, Terraform, Docker, and LinuxKit. It shows how to package Kubernetes components into DEB/RPM artifacts, bundle air-gapped releases, and verify release integrity. It also outlines how to stand up a highly available cluster with three control-plane nodes, worker nodes, Flannel networking, and optional Istio. The text includes detailed build, deployment, and smoke-test steps for both kubeadm-based and k3s-based lab environments.

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