Deploy the jh-gitlab helm chart on AWS EKS
TypeScriptTo deploy the
jh-gitlab
Helm chart on AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), you will need to perform several steps:- Set up an EKS cluster where your applications will run.
- Configure your Kubernetes provider to connect to your EKS cluster.
- Use the Helm chart to deploy your application (
jh-gitlab
in this case) to your EKS cluster.
Here's a high-level overview of the steps in the Pulumi program:
- EKS Cluster: Without an existing cluster, you will create an EKS cluster by defining
aws.eks.Cluster
resource. This represents your Kubernetes cluster in AWS. - Kubernetes Provider: You will then create a Kubernetes provider to interact with the EKS cluster. This provider uses the output from the EKS cluster to connect to your Kubernetes cluster.
- Helm Chart: With the Kubernetes provider in place, you will define a
kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart
resource to deploy thejh-gitlab
chart from its respective Helm repository.
Let's get into the detailed Pulumi program written in TypeScript that can accomplish this:
import * as pulumi from '@pulumi/pulumi'; import * as aws from '@pulumi/aws'; import * as awsx from '@pulumi/awsx'; import * as eks from '@pulumi/eks'; import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes'; // Step 1: Create an EKS cluster. // Refer to https://www.pulumi.com/docs/reference/pkg/aws/eks/cluster/ const cluster = new eks.Cluster("my-eks-cluster", { // You can specify additional options here to customize your EKS cluster. // For instance, you might want to define the `instanceType` or `desiredCapacity` for its node group. }); // Step 2: Use the kubeconfig from the generated EKS cluster to create a Kubernetes provider instance. const k8sProvider = new k8s.Provider("k8s-provider", { kubeconfig: cluster.kubeconfig.apply(JSON.stringify), }); // Step 3: Deploy the jh-gitlab Helm chart onto the EKS cluster using the Kubernetes provider. // Refer to https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/kubernetes/api-docs/helm/v3/chart/ const gitlabChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("jh-gitlab-chart", { chart: "jh-gitlab", // You need to specify the repository that contains the jh-gitlab helm chart. // For example: repo: "https://charts.gitlab.io/" // Include the version if you want to deploy a specific version of the Helm chart. // You can also provide `values` to customize the deployment. }, { provider: k8sProvider }); // Export the kubeconfig to access the cluster with kubectl. export const kubeconfig = cluster.kubeconfig;
How to Use the Program:
-
Save the above code in a file named
index.ts
. -
Install the necessary Pulumi packages if you haven't already, through
npm
oryarn
.npm install @pulumi/pulumi @pulumi/aws @pulumi/awsx @pulumi/eks @pulumi/kubernetes
-
Run
pulumi up
to preview and deploy the changes. Pulumi CLI will show you a preview of the resources that will be created. After reviewing, select "yes" to deploy the resources. -
Once deployed, Pulumi will output the
kubeconfig
needed to interact with your EKS cluster usingkubectl
.
Explanation:
In this program:
- You're creating an EKS cluster with a default configuration. Real-world usage might require more detailed setup, such as defining VPC, subnets, and security groups.
- With the EKS cluster created, a Kubernetes provider is defined, which is needed for the Helm chart to interact with the cluster.
- Finally, the
jh-gitlab
Helm chart is deployed to the cluster using the parameters specified.
Make sure to replace stubbed values like the Helm chart repository with actual information corresponding to the
jh-gitlab
Helm chart.Keep in mind that you need AWS credentials configured, either through the AWS CLI or by setting environment variables (
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
,AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
, etc.), for Pulumi to deploy resources to your AWS account. Similarly, ensure you have Pulumi CLI installed and set up.