Pocket GitOps

This repository contains a simple environment setup to experiment with GitOps localy and on cloud.

Run whole flow locally

Prerequisites:

• docker
• docker-compose
• kubectl
• make
• kustomize
• fluxctl

Start Gitea container

docker-compose up -d

In your web browser go to the address below, click the Register button, create hyc-bot service account and then the Install Gitea

https://localhost:3000

Create HYC organization and migrate the repository. Make sure to mark HYC as repository owner.

https://github.com/m00g3n/hyctestk3s.git

Navigate pocket-gitops directory and run k3d with the start-k3d recipe. Run the following

make start-k3d

Clone repository

git clone http://localhost:3000/HYC/hyctestk3s.git
cd hyctestk3s

Build container image and push it to internal docker registry

make build TAG=1 && make push TAG=1

Navigate to pocket-gitops directory and install flux agent, run the following command

make apply-k3s-flux

Update SSH key

1. Run following command in the shell and copy the whole output:

   fluxctl identity --k8s-fwd-ns flux

2. Using the hyc-bot account create new SSH key with data from the previous step.

Sync flux

fluxctl sync --k8s-fwd-ns flux

Run whole flow on your own cluster

Prerequisites:

• kubectl
• make
• kustomize
• fluxctl

Export password for all gitea users

export GIT_PASSWD=<your_password>

Run the following command to install the gitea

make apply-k8s-gitea

In your web browser go to the address below, click the Register button, and then the Install Gitea

gitea.hyc.com

Run the following command to install the flux

make apply-k8s-flux

Prepare the git repository

1. Go to the gitea.hyc.com in you browser and login as flux-bot.
2. Create the HYC organization and the infrastructure repository inside it. Make sure to store workloads in the infrastructure directory.
3. Prepare whole infrastructure inside repository.

Update SSH key

1. Run following command in the shell and copy the whole output:

   fluxctl identity --k8s-fwd-ns flux

2. Using the flux-bot account create new SSH key with data from the previous step.

Sync flux

fluxctl sync  --k8s-fwd-ns flux