6.1

Deploy an Application to Kubernetes

In this lab, we will install Dapr on a Kubernetes cluster. You will need access to a Kubernetes cluster to complete this lab. Minikube can be used to host a local Kubernetes cluster.

All applications that are used throughout the entire course are listed under Installs.

How complete the lab:

1. Install Dapr in your Kubernetes cluster using Helm:
   1. helm repo add dapr https://dapr.github.io/helm-charts/
   2. helm repo update
   3. helm install dapr dapr/dapr --namespace dapr-system --create-namespace
2. Check the installation
   1. kubectl get pods -n dapr-system
   2. kubectl get pods
   3. kubectl logs -l app=page-counter -c page-counter
3. Port forward to your application and the sidecar:
   1. kubectl -- port-forward $(kubectl get pods -l app=page-counter -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") 3500:3500
   2. kubectl port-forward $(kubectl get pods -l app=page-counter -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}") 3500:3500
4. Test the application by incrementing the page counter:
   1. curl http://localhost:8081
   2. curl http://localhost:3500/v1.0/state/statestore/counter

Done!