Requirements
Kubernetes Version
All Kubernetes versions listed are e2e tested and guaranteed to be compatible with this Cilium version. Older Kubernetes versions not listed here do not have Cilium support. Newer Kubernetes versions, while not listed, will depend on the backward compatibility offered by Kubernetes.
1.19
1.20
1.21
1.22
1.23
1.24
1.25
1.26
1.27
System Requirements
See System Requirements for all of the Cilium system requirements.
Enable CNI in Kubernetes
CNI - Container Network Interface is the plugin layer used by Kubernetes to
delegate networking configuration. CNI must be enabled in your Kubernetes
cluster in order to install Cilium. This is done by passing
--network-plugin=cni
to kubelet on all nodes. For more information, see
the Kubernetes CNI network-plugins documentation.
Enable automatic node CIDR allocation (Recommended)
Kubernetes has the capability to automatically allocate and assign a per node IP
allocation CIDR. Cilium automatically uses this feature if enabled. This is the
easiest method to handle IP allocation in a Kubernetes cluster. To enable this
feature, simply add the following flag when starting
kube-controller-manager
:
--allocate-node-cidrs
This option is not required but highly recommended.