# rootsongjc/kubernetes-vagrant-centos-cluster

Setting up a distributed Kubernetes cluster along with Istio service mesh locally with Vagrant and VirtualBox, only PoC or Demo use.

Repository: https://github.com/rootsongjc/kubernetes-vagrant-centos-cluster
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubernetes-vagrant-centos-cluster
Homepage: https://jimmysong.io
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, vagrant, vagrantfile, docker, kubernetes-cluster, virtualbox, traefik, helm, istio, cloud-native
Last push: 2022-08-17T00:53:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3135, "days_push": 1478, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1915, forks 577 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:53.748283+00:00)

## What it is
A Vagrant/VirtualBox-based setup that provisions a distributed Kubernetes cluster (1 master + 3 nodes) with an optional Istio service mesh on a local machine. It is intended for proof-of-concept and demo use only, not production.

## Use cases
- spin up a local multi-node kubernetes cluster for testing
- demo kubernetes with istio service mesh on a laptop
- learn how kubernetes components like etcd and apiserver are configured without kubeadm
- experiment with traefik, helm, and kubernetes dashboard locally
- set up a disposable cluster for cloud-native demos

## When to choose
- you need a realistic distributed multi-node cluster on VMs rather than minikube
- you want to test istio and service mesh add-ons locally
- you are doing PoC or demo work and can spare 8GB+ RAM

## When to avoid
- you need a production cluster
- you run Windows as your host
- your machine has limited resources - use a lightweight Docker-based alternative instead
- you need the latest Kubernetes version or VirtualBox 5.2+

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: maintenance
- function: container-orchestration, deployment, infrastructure-as-code, developer-tools
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: kubernetes, vagrant, virtualbox, istio, service-mesh, local-cluster, poc, demo, shell-scripts, centos, traefik, helm, containers, devops, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- rootsongjc/kubernetes-vagrant-centos-cluster (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.748283+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 2026-08-30T03:10:24.233107+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rootsongjc/kubernetes-vagrant-centos-cluster (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:53.748283+00:00, sha 594a62ca1892)
  - homepage: https://jimmysong.io (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:34.972479+00:00, sha 7ea3fd8b9452)
  - site_page: https://jimmysong.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T10:49:34.976549+00:00, sha 5a571ac0f160)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.