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Is Your Cluster Ready for Jenkins X?

In this lesson, we will discuss the risks of using an existing cluster with jx and how we can use compliance tests to check if the existing cluster is ready for Jenkins X.

If you’re reading this, chances are that you do not want to use jx cluster create to create a new cluster that will host Jenkins X. That is OK and even welcome. That likely means that you are already experienced with Kubernetes and that you already have applications running in Kubernetes. That’s a sign of maturity and your desire to add Jenkins X into the mix of whatever applications you are already running there. After all, it would be silly to create a new cluster for each set of applications.

However, using an existing Kubernetes cluster is risky.

Risks involving the usage of an existing cluster

Many people think they are smart enough to assemble their Kubernetes cluster from scratch. The ...