Have you had to deploy Kubernetes from scratch?

Yes, I have had to deploy Kubernetes from scratch. This usually involves:

• Preparing the infrastructure (virtual machines or bare metal).
• Installing cluster components: kube-apiserver, kube-controller-manager, kube-scheduler, kubelet, kube-proxy.
• Configuring the network (for example, using Calico or Flannel).
• Setting up storage and ingress controllers.

For automation, I often used kubeadm or tools like Terraform and Ansible. Such experience helps to better understand the internal mechanisms of Kubernetes and manage the cluster effectively.