--write-kubeconfig-mode 644
simply makes the configuration files with the correct permissions, so you can run kubectl commands right away. I have no idea why this is not part of the defaults.kubectl get nodes
and you should see the node with Ready in the STATUS column. If you do, congrats! You have your first cluster up and running.The control plane's components make global decisions about the cluster (for example, scheduling), as well as detecting and responding to cluster events (for example, starting up a new pod when a deployment'sreplicas
field is unsatisfied). -- Kubernetes docβ