v0.9.0-rc1

Changelog since 0.8.1

The things that are visible.

• custom suffix for k8s component versions, #536
• k0s startup perf improvements, #472
• k0s install command, #478 #500
• etcd 3.4.14, #480
• kine 0.6.0, #480
• konnectivity 0.0.14, #480
• k0s user -> k0s kubeconfig, #483
• slimmer k0s container image, #485
• custom volume plugin dir, #495
• join address defaulting to ignore calico interface #505
• experimental windows support #508
• option to configure external API address (LB address), #527
• fix metrics-server deployment location #531
• kubernetes 1.20.1, #498 #543 #570
• k0s shell completion, #550
• calico iptables auto detect mode on by default, #562

Plus of course multitude of non-visible fixes and quality of life improvements in the code, makefiles and build workflows.

Documentation

k0s project documentation now lives in https://docs.k0sproject.io

Breaking changes

• k0s user command is now k0s kubeconfig command to better reflect it's workings. k0s user still works but will be dropped in future releases.

Community contributions

Special thanks for all community contributors:

• @lcostea
• @warmchang
• @llndqvst

And of course all who's been creating issues for bug reports that help us make k0s better each day.