[chectl] Installation of Eclipse Che 7.10.0.RC with custom templates folder using helm chart installer failed on minikube

[dmytro-ndp]

Describe the bug

Installation of Eclipse Che 7.10.0.RC with helm chart installer failed on minikube

/usr/local/bin/chectl server:start --k8spodreadytimeout=180000 -t=/mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/deploy/ --platform=minikube --listr-renderer=verbose --skip-version-check --self-signed-cert --cheimage=eclipse/che-server:rc

14:09:23 [08:09:23] Deploy cert-manager [started]
14:09:23 [08:09:23] Deploy cert-manager [failed]
14:09:23 [08:09:23] → Command failed with exit code 1: kubectl apply -f /mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml --validate=false
14:09:23 error: the path "/mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml" does not exist
14:09:23 [08:09:23] Check Eclipse Che TLS certificate...going to generate self-signed one [failed]
14:09:23 [08:09:23] → Command failed with exit code 1: kubectl apply -f /mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml --validate=false
14:09:23 error: the path "/mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml" does not exist
14:09:23 [08:09:23] 🏃‍  Running Helm to install Eclipse Che [failed]
14:09:23 [08:09:23] → Command failed with exit code 1: kubectl apply -f /mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml --validate=false
14:09:23 error: the path "/mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-path-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml" does not exist
14:09:23  ›   Error: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: kubectl apply -f 
14:09:23  ›   /mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-pat
14:09:23  ›   h-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml --validate=false
14:09:23  ›   error: the path 
14:09:23  ›   "/mnt/hudson_workspace/workspace/Single-Che-pre-release-check-E2E-Happy-pa
14:09:23  ›   th-tests-against-K8S/installers/cert-manager.yml" does not exist
14:09:23  ›   Installation failed, check logs in '/tmp/chectl-logs/1584014962469'
14:09:23 Build step 'Execute shell' marked build as failure
14:09:24 Run condition [Always] enabling perform for step [[Execute Scripts]]
14:09:24 [PostBuildScript] - Executing post build scripts.

Possible reason

there are wrong container image tags (empty or 7.11.0) in Eclipse Che 7.10.0.RC helm charts: 1eaeb83#diff-38275c40bc918188a5eedbe0d3940b8d

Che version

• latest
• nightly
• other: 7.10.0.RC

Runtime

• kubernetes (include output of kubectl version)
• Openshift (include output of oc version)
• minikube 1.1.1
• minishift (include output of minishift version and oc version)
• docker-desktop + K8S (include output of docker version and kubectl version)
• other: (please specify)

Installation method

• chectl:0.0.20200311-next.938b592 with helm installer
• che-operator
• minishift-addon
• I don't know

Environment

• my computer
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • macOS
• Cloud
  • Amazon
  • Azure
  • GCE
  • other (please specify)
• other: CRW CCI

[mmorhun]

To workaround the issue create directory installers near templates folder (on the same level) and put file cert-manager.yaml in it. (You may find this file in chectl repository under installers directory).
I think I will be able to fix this problem after next cert-manager release.

[dmytro-ndp]

@mmorhun: thanks for explanation.
Did you mean to put che/deploy/cert-manager/che-certificate.yml file into che/deploy/kubernetes/installers directory?

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An update:
we need to put https://raw.githubusercontent.com/che-incubator/chectl/master/installers/cert-manager.yml into the che/installers directory

[dmytro-ndp]

Workaround does work.