# kubernetes-retired/kubeadm-dind-cluster

[EOL] A Kubernetes multi-node test cluster based on kubeadm

Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes-retired/kubeadm-dind-cluster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeadm-dind-cluster
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, kubeadm, dind, k8s, k8s-sig-cluster-lifecycle
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-07-26T12:20:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3591, "days_push": 2595, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1099, forks 266 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.106375+00:00)

## What it is
A shell-based tool that spins up multi-node Kubernetes test clusters using kubeadm and Docker-in-Docker, aimed at Kubernetes developers and CI environments. It is deprecated and end-of-life, with kind recommended as its replacement.

## Use cases
- spin up a local multi-node kubernetes cluster for testing
- run kubernetes e2e tests in CI without nested virtualization
- test kubernetes builds from source against a cluster
- develop kubernetes extensions against a disposable cluster
- run a k8s test cluster on travis ci

## When to choose
- you must maintain a legacy CI pipeline already using it
- you need to reproduce issues on kubernetes 1.12-1.15 specifically

## When to avoid
- starting any new project - use kind instead
- you are an application developer wanting a local cluster - use minikube
- you need recent kubernetes versions
- your docker storage driver is btrfs

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: container-orchestration, testing, developer-tools, e2e-testing
- domain: developer-tools, microservices
- platform: cli
- tags: kubernetes, kubeadm, dind, docker-in-docker, test-cluster, deprecated, eol, ci, containers, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- kubernetes-retired/kubeadm-dind-cluster (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.106375+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:46:03.809542+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kubernetes-retired/kubeadm-dind-cluster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.106375+00:00, sha ecae318483f0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.