# Fully Automated K3S etcd High Availability Install

DevFeed: [Fully Automated K3S etcd High Availability Install](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fully-automated-k3s-etcd-high-availability-install-10582.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/k3s-etcd-ansible/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2022-03-26T15:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [k3s](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/k3s.md>), [Ansible](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ansible.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [ansible](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ansible.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [high-availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/high-availability.md>), [k3s](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/k3s.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [provisioning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/provisioning.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial for automating the setup of a highly available k3s cluster using etcd, MetalLB, kube-vip, and Ansible. It covers prerequisites, VM provisioning, repository configuration, and cluster deployment.

## Source excerpt

Setting up k3s is hard.That's why we made it easy.Today we'll set up a High Availability K3s cluster using etcd, MetalLB, kube-vip, and Ansible.We'll automate the entire process giving you an easy, repeatable way to create a k3s cluster that you can run in a few minutes. A HUGE THANKS to our sponsor, Micro Center! New Customers Exclusive - Get a Free 240gb SSD at Micro Center: https://micro.c...