Minikube install Cluster

Local Environment Minikube

First Build Cluster

This site covers everything for the firstBuildCluster.sh script in our Repo [local-environment-minikube]

Preparation

On Windows: Refer to our Windows WSL

When you using linux, or after prepare your Windows WSL machine, you can do the following steps (Windows users run this in WSL Linux).

Needed programms should be in system package repos, if not, see following links. When one of these is missing the script notice you about it, and didn’t execute.

1. Install needed programms

   • git
   • [minikube]
   • [kubectl]
   • [helm]

2. Config minikube

   • minikube config set memory 8192
   • minikube config set cpus 6
   • Driver
     • on Windows, minikube chose automated Docker Desktop from Windows Host. Do not specify a driver.
     • on Linux, the driver for Docker is automated chosen

3. Make sure, thar the following files are executable

   • firstBuildCluster.sh
   • installInfrastructure.sh
   • core-service-interaction.sh
   • deleteCluster.sh

You can run chmod +x *.sh, after this, all .sh files in the directory are executable

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Running firstBuildCluster.sh script

Run ./firstBuildCluster.sh that install full infrastructure, and all core services. After this, you can use the cluster.

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Only Infrastructure

Run ./firstBuildCluster.sh --noservice that install full infrastructure, and NO core services. Use core-service-interaction.sh for install needed core-services later.

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Available Commands

Run ./firstBuildCluster.sh --help or ./firstBuildCluster.sh -h

Refer our [Install for local testing]

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Local Testing / local (insecure) registry

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Start and Stop

Run minikube stop to stop the cluster Run minikube start to start the cluster This start the existing cluster with all existing infrastructure and core-services

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Ports for Services

Refer our [Service external access]

Interaction with Core Services

Refer our [Core Service Interaction]