Welcome to CranoakLabs

CranoakLabs is an independent technical learning and demonstration space focused on AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps, and cloud‑native engineering.
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Kubernetes the Hard Way — CranoakLabs Edition

The core theme of CranoakLabs is Kubernetes the Hard Way, expanded across multiple platforms:

AWS (EKS + EC2)
Azure (AKS)
On‑prem (RKE, k3s)

The goal is to build Kubernetes from the ground up — no shortcuts — and then layer in real‑world cloud integrations.

What You’ll Learn

Build Kubernetes on EC2 using Terraform
Add AWS‑specific integrations:
EFS/NFS
Secrets Management
ALB/NLB Controller
Use Cilium as the CNI
Run kube‑bench for CIS scanning
Deploy SUSE Rancher
Integrate Entra ID or Okta for developer access

This is the foundation for everything else in CranoakLabs.

Explore CranoakLabs

Use the navigation bar to explore:

Kubernetes the Hard Way — AWS
Kubernetes the Hard Way — Azure
Kubernetes on EC2
Amazon EKS
CranoakLabs Projects & Repositories
Hands‑on demos and learning labs

This site will continue to grow as new projects, repos, and demonstrations are added.

CranoakLabs Story

CranoakLabs began as the awsandbeyond meetups in 2013 — a community effort to help on‑prem engineers transition into Amazon Web Services.

Read the full CranoakLabs Story →