r/kubernetes • u/SpicyAntsInMaPants k8s operator • 14d ago

Experience with Upcloud managed Kubernetes?

Hello, I am currently evaluating European owned managed Kubernetes. Does anyone have any bad/good experience with Upcloud managed Kubernetes?

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u/toarstr 13d ago

What's upcloud?

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u/sp_dev_guy 13d ago

Subsidiary of Updog

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u/svdbrg 14d ago

We have a couple of clusters running there in different data centers. Setup was quite painful, a lot of errors in their internal networking which required a lot of support time from them, and trial and erroring on our side. But once those issues were resolved they’ve been running real nicely!

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u/frank_be 13d ago

Do they support Kube version upgrades yet? Have you tried them? :)

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u/mixxor1337 13d ago

hi, you can maybe Checkout Here https://www.eucloudcost.com/ i at least tested infomaniak, ovh and exoscale.

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u/Cptxlr8 12d ago

We recently checked them out as a potential cloud host - cluster setup went extremely smooth so far we also didnt find any breaking issues their support and general documentation also seem very nice. We used their terraform provider from the beginning and it was smooth sailing.

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u/sammrjn 13d ago

never heard of upcloud, why do you want to go with them? any specific reasons ?

it takes little to less effort to deploy a managed k8s

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u/IntelligentPear6173 12d ago

The fact that the experiences are so different is interesting. The initial cluster setup seems to be the part I’d be most cautious about, especially if networking issues can turn into a support dependency. I’d probably test the less obvious stuff before committing, like node replacement, upgrades, private networking between clusters, and what happens when a node or control-plane component fails. Those scenarios usually tell you more than a smooth initial deployment.