Deploy the kube-wordpress-mysql helm chart on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
TypeScriptTo deploy the kube-wordpress-mysql Helm chart on an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using Pulumi, we will accomplish several tasks:
- Provision an AKS cluster.
- Install the Helm chart for WordPress and MySQL.
Let's break down the steps with an explanation of the Pulumi resources used:
-
AKS Cluster (
azure-native.hybridcontainerservice.ProvisionedCluster
): This resource creates an AKS cluster, which is a managed Kubernetes service in Azure. You can specify various configurations such as the node size, number of nodes, and Kubernetes version. -
Helm Chart (
kubernetes.helm.sh/v3.Chart
): Once the AKS cluster is provisioned, we can deploy applications onto it using Helm charts. Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that allows you to define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes applications.
Pulumi Program in TypeScript:
First, ensure you have completed the following prerequisites:
- Installed Pulumi CLI and set up Azure credentials.
- Installed Node.js and the Pulumi Node.js SDK.
- Installed the Helm CLI on your machine, as we will be deploying a Helm chart.
Now, let's walk through the Pulumi TypeScript program that accomplishes the deployment:
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi"; import * as azureNative from "@pulumi/azure-native"; import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes"; // Create an Azure Resource Group const resourceGroup = new azureNative.resources.ResourceGroup("myResourceGroup"); // Create an AKS cluster const cluster = new azureNative.hybridcontainerservice.ProvisionedCluster("myAksCluster", { resourceGroupName: resourceGroup.name, identity: { type: "SystemAssigned", }, location: resourceGroup.location, properties: { controlPlane: { count: 1, vmSize: "Standard_DS2_v2", }, kubernetesVersion: "1.18.14", }, }); // Export the Kubeconfig export const kubeconfig = cluster.properties.controlPlane.kubeconfig; // Use the Kubeconfig to create a Kubernetes provider instance const k8sProvider = new k8s.Provider("k8sProvider", { kubeconfig: kubeconfig, }); // Deploy the kube-wordpress-mysql Helm chart const wordpressHelmChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("wordpress", { chart: "wordpress", version: "9.0.3", // Specify the version of the chart if required fetchOpts: { repo: "https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami", }, values: { // You can set chart values here, for example // mysql: { // auth: { // rootPassword: "secret-password", // }, // }, // wordpress: { // wordpressUsername: "admin", // wordpressPassword: "admin-password", // }, }, }, { provider: k8sProvider }); // Export the WordPress and MySQL service endpoint export const frontendService = wordpressHelmChart.getResourceProperty("v1/Service", "wordpress", "status");
Explanation of Pulumi Program:
- We start by importing the necessary Pulumi packages.
- We then create an Azure Resource Group, which is a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution.
- Next, we create an AKS cluster within the resource group. We configure it with system-assigned identity and define the necessary properties like the VM size and Kubernetes version.
- We export the cluster's kubeconfig, which will be used to interact with the AKS cluster using
kubectl
or other Kubernetes tooling. - With the kubeconfig, we create a Kubernetes provider object. This provider will configure how Pulumi communicates with the Kubernetes cluster.
- We then define the deployment of the Helm chart named "wordpress", which installs WordPress and MySQL on the AKS cluster using the Bitnami Helm repository.
- Optionally, we can customize the chart's values, to configure database passwords or other settings. Please remember to use secrets for sensitive values.
- We create the
frontendService
export to make the WordPress front end accessible.
Remember to replace dummy values such as
wordpressPassword
with secure passwords, preferably managed using Pulumi's secret management.After you write your Pulumi program in a file (for instance,
index.ts
), you can deploy it using the following Pulumi CLI commands:pulumi up
After the Pulumi program executes, resources will be provisioned in your Azure account, and you'll receive endpoint URLs for your deployed WordPress site.