Deploy the twistlock-defender helm chart on Linode Kubernetes Engine
TypeScriptTo deploy the Twistlock Defender helm chart on Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE), you'll need to follow several steps using Pulumi. In this guide, I'll walk you through the necessary steps to achieve this goal.
Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites in place:
- Pulumi CLI installed on your local machine.
- An account with Linode and the necessary Linode API credentials configured in Pulumi.
- The
@pulumi/linode
and@pulumi/kubernetes
NPM packages installed in your Pulumi project. - Access to the Twistlock Defender Helm chart, including any necessary values you wish to override in the
values.yaml
.
The process includes these key steps:
- Setting up a new LKE cluster if you don't already have one.
- Installing the Helm chart for Twistlock Defender on that cluster.
Let's start by writing the Pulumi program in TypeScript. The program will:
- Use the
linode
package to create a new LKE cluster. - Use the
kubernetes
package to deploy the Twistlock Defender Helm chart on the new LKE cluster.
Here's the TypeScript code to accomplish the task:
import * as pulumi from '@pulumi/pulumi'; import * as linode from '@pulumi/linode'; import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes'; // Step 1: Create a new LKE cluster. const cluster = new linode.LkeCluster('my-twistlock-cluster', { k8sVersion: '1.21', // Specify your desired Kubernetes version here region: 'us-west', // Pick the region closest to you tags: ["pulumi-cluster"], pool: [ { type: 'g6-standard-2', // Choose the type of node for your cluster count: 3, // Number of nodes in the node pool }, ], }); // Step 2: Use a KubeConfig to connect to the new LKE cluster. const kubeConfig = cluster.kubeconfig.apply(JSON.stringify); const k8sProvider = new k8s.Provider('k8s-provider', { kubeconfig: kubeConfig, }); // Step 3: Deploy the Twistlock Defender Helm chart. const twistlockDefenderChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart('twistlock-defender', { chart: 'twistlock-defender', // The name of the chart version: 'your-chart-version', // Specify the chart version namespace: 'twistlock', // Create or specify a namespace for Twistlock Defender fetchOpts: { repo: 'https://charts.twistlock.com', // The helm repository where the Twistlock chart can be found }, // Provide any custom values.yaml configuration for the Twistlock Defender Helm chart. // This should contain all the necessary configurations specific to your environment. values: { // Define here the specific values you want to override in the Twistlock Defender Helm chart }, }, { provider: k8sProvider }); // Export the cluster's kubeconfig. export const kubeConfigOutput = kubeConfig; // Make sure to replace 'your-chart-version' with the actual chart version you intend to deploy. // More configuration might be needed in the `values` object depending on your environment and the Twistlock Defender Helm chart you are using.
This Pulumi program does the following:
- It creates a new LKE cluster with a single node pool containing three nodes.
- It defines a Kubernetes provider instance that uses the kubeconfig of the newly created LKE cluster. This provider will be used to deploy resources onto your LKE cluster.
- It creates a new Helm chart resource for the Twistlock Defender, specifying the chart name, version, and custom values tailored to your needs. It also defines the Helm repository where the chart can be found.
Remember to replace placeholders such as
your-chart-version
with actual values specific to your scenario, including the Twistlock Defender chart version and any values you need to override in the Helm chart.Make sure to configure your Pulumi Linode provider with the required API tokens and any other configuration necessary for Pulumi to manage resources in your Linode account.
You can now use the
pulumi up
command to deploy this program, which will provision the LKE cluster and deploy the Twistlock Defender Helm chart onto it. After the deployment is successful, you'll get the kubeconfig output, which you can use to interact with your cluster usingkubectl
.