kubeflow Installation Guide Installation Guide

kubeflow is a free and open-source ML platform. Kubeflow provides ML workflows on Kubernetes

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 8+ cores

RAM: 16GB minimum

Storage: 100GB for models

Network: HTTP/gRPC

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 80 (default kubeflow port)

Various services

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install kubeflow
sudo dnf install -y kubeflow

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kubeflow

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install kubeflow
sudo apt install -y kubeflow

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kubeflow

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 80

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Install kubeflow
sudo pacman -S kubeflow

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kubeflow

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Install kubeflow
apk add --no-cache kubeflow

# Enable and start service
rc-update add kubeflow default
rc-service kubeflow start

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Install kubeflow
sudo zypper install -y kubeflow

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now kubeflow

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install kubeflow

# Start service
brew services start kubeflow

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install kubeflow

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'kubeflow_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service kubeflow start

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install kubeflow

# Or using Scoop
scoop install kubeflow

# Verify installation
kubeflow --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/kubeflow

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
kubeflow --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable kubeflow

# Start service
sudo systemctl start kubeflow

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop kubeflow

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart kubeflow

# Check status
sudo systemctl status kubeflow

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u kubeflow -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add kubeflow default

# Start service
rc-service kubeflow start

# Stop service
rc-service kubeflow stop

# Restart service
rc-service kubeflow restart

# Check status
rc-service kubeflow status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'kubeflow_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service kubeflow start

# Stop service
service kubeflow stop

# Restart service
service kubeflow restart

# Check status
service kubeflow status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start kubeflow
brew services stop kubeflow
brew services restart kubeflow

# Check status
brew services list | grep kubeflow

powershell

# Start service
net start kubeflow

# Stop service
net stop kubeflow

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service kubeflow
Stop-Service kubeflow
Restart-Service kubeflow

# Check status
Get-Service kubeflow

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream kubeflow_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:80;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name kubeflow.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name kubeflow.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/kubeflow.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/kubeflow.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://kubeflow_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName kubeflow.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://kubeflow.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName kubeflow.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/kubeflow.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/kubeflow.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:80/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:80/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend kubeflow_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/kubeflow.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend kubeflow_backend

backend kubeflow_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server kubeflow1 127.0.0.1:80 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R kubeflow:kubeflow /etc/kubeflow
sudo chmod 750 /etc/kubeflow

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status kubeflow

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u kubeflow -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep kubeflow)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/kubeflow"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/kubeflow-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/kubeflow /var/lib/kubeflow

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/kubeflow-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop kubeflow

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/kubeflow/kubeflow-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start kubeflow

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u kubeflow -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/kubeflow/kubeflow.log

# Check configuration
kubeflow --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/kubeflow

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 80

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 80

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep kubeflow)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep kubeflow)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 80

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  kubeflow:
    image: kubeflow:latest
    ports:
      - "80:80"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/kubeflow
      - ./data:/var/lib/kubeflow
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update kubeflow

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade kubeflow

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu kubeflow

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade kubeflow

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update kubeflow

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade kubeflow

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/kubeflow-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/kubeflow

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart kubeflow

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/kubeflow

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/kubeflow -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/kubeflow

Official Documentation: https://docs.kubeflow.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/kubeflow/kubeflow

Community Forum: https://forum.kubeflow.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.kubeflow.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

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