Introduction to Crossplane - Cloud Native Infrastructure Management

Explore Crossplane, an open-source Kubernetes add-on that extends clusters to provision and manage cloud infrastructure, services, and applications using kubectl, GitOps, or Kubernetes API-compatible tools. Learn how to install Crossplane, deploy configurations, and provision resources using custom resource definitions (CRDs). Discover the benefits of Crossplane's team-centric approach with the Open Application Model (OAM) and its ability to work with multiple cloud providers. Gain insights into Crossplane's relationship with tools like Terraform and Pulumi, and see practical examples using the Equinix Metal provider. Understand how to deploy devices, provision resources, and integrate with Equinix Fabric for advanced networking capabilities.

- Holding Screen
- Introductions
- What is Crossplane?
- Does Crossplane compete or complement tools like Terraform and Pulumi?
- Installing Crossplane
- Installing the Equinix Metal provider
- Deploying a Crossplane Configuration
- Deploying a Device with a CRD
- Provisioning the Device
- Looking at the spec to deploy Tinkerbell
- What is Equinix / Equinix Fabric?