Vultr Kubernetes Engine (VKE) Cluster

Quake AI concept: Kubernetes

• VKE provides a free managed control plane with optional HA upgrades; on Quake AI you provision the cluster through Magnum or self-managed Kubernetes on Nova instances (OpenTofu plus kubeadm, k3s, or RKE2) and operate it yourself.
• VKE clusters are created and managed through the Vultr API or Customer Portal with a single cluster object. Quake AI offers Magnum as a managed-cluster API, or you can compose a cluster from compute instances, a private network, a CNI, and a self-managed control-plane endpoint.
• VKE ships an integrated Vultr cloud controller manager and Vultr CSI driver for Block Storage out of the box; on Quake AI you install openstack-cloud-controller-manager and the Cinder CSI driver yourself.
• VKE node pools auto-recycle when you upgrade the Kubernetes version; Quake AI node lifecycle is managed by you (OpenTofu replace, manual drain, or cluster API operator).