Schedule Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Node Security Patches with Kured
How to install the current version of Weaveworks Kured.
Keith A. Knight
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While the Getting Started Guides for Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) are well written, they neglect to mention node security patching.
AKS automatically installs security patches to nodes, but you are expected to manage the reboots to complete the installation of some patches.
Microsoft has included some documentation: Apply Security and Kernel Updates. But their documentation references Weaveworks Kured version 1.2. Since 1.2, Kured has added excellent features, including scheduled reboots and Slack integration. But the installation procedure is considerably different and there are no good installation instructions.
Here is the installation YAML we used on a recent project: