installation.md

Kubernetes Cluster Local Testing Guide with Minikube

This guide will help set up a local Kubernetes cluster using Minikube, install Helm, and test the deployments with strict frontend access or through an Ingress.

Step 1: Install kubectl

Follow the official kubectl installation guide for your operating system.

Verify the installation:

kubectl version --client

Step 2: Install Minikube

Follow the official Minikube installation guide for your operating system.

Start a Minikube cluster:

minikube start

Verify that Minikube is running:

minikube status

Step 3: Install Helm

Follow the official Helm installation guide for your operating system.

Verify the installation:

helm version

Step 4: Install the helm chart

1. Navigate to the Deployment Directory:

cd helm-chart

2. Enable the Ingress Controller (if you plan on using the ingress feature):

minikube addons enable ingress

3. Install the Helm Chart: (you can change the ingressEnabled value to true to test the ingress)

helm install test AWS-Deployment --set deployment.localTesting=true --set deployment.ingressEnabled=false

4. Follow the helm chart instructions output for more steps

Step 5. Cleaning up:

1. Uninstall the helm release:

helm uninstall my-release

2. Stop Minikube:

minikube stop