Containerization

Docker

Change Directory to folder docker

Build and run

docker compose up -d --build

Access application

http://localhost:4100

Shutdown and clean

docker compose down

Kubernetes

We use the local cluster management system minikube (https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/)

Start minikube

minikube start

Load images

minikube image load books-rest-api:latest

minikube image load books-api-client:latest

Start Ingress Contour Controller

kubectl apply -f https://projectcontour.io/quickstart/contour.yaml

Display Contour service

kubectl get -n projectcontour service envoy -o wide

Fetch contour external address from EXTERNAL-IP column

Configure your host DNS entries (/etc/hosts)

<contour external address> booksserver

Apply deployments

Change Directory to folder k8s

kubectl apply -f .

Check that deployments are up

kubectl get deployments

Use port forward to access client

kubectl port-forward service/booksapp 4100:4100

Access application

http://localhost:4100

Remove contour service

kubectl apply -f https://projectcontour.io/quickstart/contour.yaml

Remove deployments

In folder k8s

kubectl delete -f .

Stop minikube

minikube stop