Do you want to try out Kubernetes on IBM Cloud for free?

Read along for step by step instructions!

(Disclaimer – Note that for some geographies, you might have to provide a credit card for a free trial but you still won’t be charged for the free tier that this guide uses.)

1. Sign up for an IBM cloud account and login to the dashboard.

create-resource-ibm-cloud

2. Select Kubernetes cluster from the featured section, If it does not show then you can search the catalog from the text box above.

select-kubernetes-service

3. Select the free plan for the Kubernetes cluster.

select-free-kubernetes

4. Name your cluster in the Resource Details section below.

name-kubernetes-cluster

5. Click on create on the right and that’s it! You have completed the steps to create a Kubernetes cluster on IBM Cloud for free.

create-kubernetes-cluster-ibm-cloud

Watch your build progress as the master and worker nodes are setup.

watch-kubernetes-progress
finalize-kubernetes-ibmcloud

When the status turns to Normal, click on the Kubernetes dashboard to explore further.

kubernetes-dashboard-ibmcloud
kubernetes-services-ibmcloud

You can now deploy nginx on this cluster.

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