# Creating a Kubernetes cluster for SQL Server 2019 big data cluster SQL Server 2019 big data cluster is deployed as docker containers on a Kubernetes cluster. These samples provide scripts that can be used to provision a Kubernetes clusters using different environments. ## Create a Kubernetes cluster using Kubeadm on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or 18.04 LTS Use the scripts in the **kubeadm** folder to deploy Kubernetes over multiple Linux machines (physical or virtualized) using `kubeadm` utility. ## Deploy a SQL Server big data cluster on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Using the sample Python script in **aks** folder, you will deploy a Kubernetes cluster in Azure using AKS and a SQL Server big data cluster using on top of it. ## Push SQL Server big data cluster images to your own private Docker repository Using the sample Python script in **offline** folder, you will push the necessary images required for the deployment to your own repository.