Several Architectures for Large-Scale IoT Edge Container Cluster Management - 5 - Summary

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1. Introduction to several architectures for large-scale IoT edge container cluster management - 0-edge containers and architectures
2. Several architectures for large-scale IoT edge container cluster management - 1-Rancher+K3s
3. Several architectures for large-scale IoT edge container cluster management - 2-HashiCorp solution Nomad
4. Several architectures for large-scale IoT edge container cluster management - 3-Portainer
5. Several architectures for large-scale IoT edge container cluster management - 4-Kubeedge

📚️Reference:
IoT Edge Computing series

summary

Solution	Pros	Cons	Applicable scenarios
Rancher+K3s	- Native Kubernetes ecosystem - Full enterprise functionality - Simple operation and maintenance	- Heavy resource usage - (Edge) networks are complex and numerous 1. Medium to large edges (e.g. factory, etc.) 2. Startups: Edge Business Quick Start
HashiCorp Solutions	- Deploy legacy applications - Simple and reliable - HashiCorp Ecosystem	- Not compatible with the Kubernetes ecosystem - Less management	1. Large/Hyperscale edge 2. Familiarize yourself with the HashiCorp ecosystem
Portainer + Docker	- Reduce the level of staff skills required for edge projects - Lightweight - Support for edge FIDO and Intel AMT - Open source version with limited functionality	1. Small/home edge 2. Employees don’t know much about K8s and HashiCorp
Kubeedge	-massive - Support complex edge cloud network environments - Edge device management	- High complexity - Chinese average document quality - Difficulty in automating operations	1. Large companies: Large/Hyperscale edge 2. Edge networks are particularly complex 3. Information and innovation needs

This article introduces the basic concepts and development trends of edge containers/edge computing, and in the case of large-scale decentralized management of edges, container/Kubernetes/container orchestration and unified management and distribution capabilities are especially required. At the same time, some advantages and disadvantages in edge scenarios are introduced, as well as specific scenarios.

This brings us to the focus of this article: several architectures for IoT edge container cluster management.

• Rancher + K3s
• HashiCorp Solutions — Nomad + Docker
• Portainer + Docker
• Kubeedge

It also provides reference architecture diagrams, advantages and disadvantages of these architectures, and applicable scenarios.

I hope this article will be helpful when designing your IoT edge container management architecture. 🎉🎉🎉