In this project, you will deploy a microservices architecture on Kubernetes, You will gain experience with key technologies and concepts such as Kubernetes architecture, deployments, services, ingresses, and API gateways. Additionally, this project will provide you with an opportunity to practice DevOps skills such as containerization, continuous integration, and deployment (CI/CD), and infrastructure as code (IaC) using Kubernetes manifests. By completing this project, you will have a solid understanding of microservices architecture and the tools and techniques used to deploy and manage such systems using Kubernetes.
In this project, You will deploy a microservices architecture on Kubernetes, You will gain experience with key technologies and concepts such as Kubernetes architecture, deployments, services, ingresses, and API gateways. Additionally, this project will provide you with an opportunity to practice DevOps skills such as containerization, continuous integration, and deployment (CI/CD), and infrastructure as code (IaC) using Kubernetes manifests. By completing this project, You will have a solid understanding of microservices architecture and the tools and techniques used to deploy and manage such systems using Kubernetes.
### Tips
- Spend time on the theory before rushing into the practice.
- Read the official documentation.
- You must understand the k8s components
- You must understand the K8s components.
> Any lack of understanding of the concepts of this project may affect the difficulty of future projects, Take your time to understand all concepts.
> Any lack of understanding of the concepts of this project may affect the difficulty of future projects, take your time to understand all concepts.
> Be curious and never stop searching!
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You have to deploy this microservices architecture in a k3s cluster consisting of the following components:
You have to deploy this microservices architecture in a K3s cluster consisting of the following components:
- `inventory-database container` is a PostgreSQL database server that contains your inventory database, it must be accessible via port `5432`.
- `billing-database container` is a PostgreSQL database server that contains your billing database, it must be accessible via port `5432`.
- `inventory-app container` is a Node.Js server that contains your inventory-app code running and connected to the inventory database and accessible via port `8080`.
- `billing-app container` is a Node.Js server that contains your billing-app code running and connected to the billing database and consuming the messages from the RabbitMQ queue, and it can be accessed via port `8080`.
- `inventory-app container` is a Node.js server that contains your inventory-app code running and connected to the inventory database and accessible via port `8080`.
- `billing-app container` is a Node.js server that contains your billing-app code running and connected to the billing database and consuming the messages from the RabbitMQ queue, and it can be accessed via port `8080`.
- `RabbitMQ container` is a RabbitMQ server that contains the queue.
- `api-gateway-app container` is a Node.Js server that contains your api-gateway-app code running and forwarding the requests to the other services and it's accessible via port `3000`.
- `api-gateway-app container` is a Node.js server that contains your api-gateway-app code running and forwarding the requests to the other services and it's accessible via port `3000`.
> You can use the Dockerfiles you created in the play-with-containers project!
### The cluster
By using k3s in Vagrant you must create 2 virtual machines:
By using K3s in Vagrant you must create two virtual machines:
1. `Master`: the master in the k3s cluster.
1. `Master`: the master in the K3s cluster.
2. `Agent`: an agent in the k3s cluster.
2. `Agent`: an agent in the K3s cluster.
You must install `kubectl` on your machine to manage your cluster.
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$>
```
You must provide a `orchestrator.sh` script that run and create and manage the infrastructure
You must provide a `orchestrator.sh` script that run and create and manage the infrastructure:
```console
$> ./orchestrator create
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$> ./orchestrator start
cluster started
$> ./orchestrator stop
cluster stoped
cluster stopped
$>
```
### Dockerhub
### Docker Hub
You will need to push the Docker images for each component to Docker Hub.
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### Secrets
You must store your passwords and credentials as a k8s secrets
You must store your passwords and credentials as a K8s secrets.
> It's forbidden to put your passwords and credentials, in the YAML manifests, except the secret manifests!
> It's forbidden to put your passwords and credentials in the YAML manifests, except the secret manifests!
### Node.JS apps
### Node.js apps
Your Node.JS applications must be deployed as a deployment and they must be scaled horizontally automatically, depending on CPU consumption.
Your Node.js applications must be deployed as a deployment and they must be scaled horizontally automatically, depending on CPU consumption.
- `api-gateway`:
max replication: 3
min replication: 1
cpu percent triger: 60%
cpu percent trigger: 60%
- `billing-app`:
max replication: 3
min replication: 1
cpu percent triger: 60%
cpu percent trigger: 60%
- `inventory-app`:
max replication: 3
min replication: 1
cpu percent triger: 60%
cpu percent trigger: 60%
### Databases
Your databases must be deployed as Statefulset in your k3s cluster, and you must create volumes that enable containers to move across infrastructure without losing the data.
Your databases must be deployed as StatefulSet in your K3s cluster, and you must create volumes that enable containers to move across infrastructure without losing the data.
### Documentation
You must push a `README.md` file containing full documentation of your solution (Prerequisites, Configuration, Setup, Usage, ...).
You must push a `README.md` file containing full documentation of your solution (prerequisites, configuration, setup, usage, ...).
### Bonus
If you complete the mandatory part successfully and you still have free time, you can implement anything that you feel deserves to be a bonus, Examples:
If you complete the mandatory part successfully and you still have free time, you can implement anything that you feel deserves to be a bonus, for example:
- Deploy a Kubernetes Dashboard to monitor the cluster
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> In the audit you will be asked different questions about the concepts and the practice of this project, prepare yourself!
#### What next?
#### What's next?
In order to develop your knowledge and career as a devops engineer, we highly recommend you to learn and practice more about of kubernetes and even get a certification for kubernetes.
In order to develop your knowledge and career as a devops engineer, we highly recommend you to learn and practice more about kubernetes and even get a certification for kubernetes.
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##### Ask the following questions to the group or student
- What are Container orchestration and what are its benefits?
- What is container orchestration and what are its benefits?
- What is Kubernetes and what is its main role of it?
- What is Kubernetes and what is its main role?
- What are K3s and what is their main role?
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The Documentation must exist in the `README.md` file!
###### Did the README.md file contains the all required information about the solution(Prerequisites, Configuration, Setup, Usage, ...)?
###### Did the README.md file contains all the required information about the solution (prerequisites, configuration, setup, usage, ...)?
##### Check the docker images in the docker hub:
##### Check the docker images in the Docker Hub:
###### Do the used docker images in the YAML manifest uploaded in the student docker hub account?
###### Are the docker images used in the YAML manifest uploaded from the student's Docker Hub account?
##### Check the cluster:
By using k3s in Vagrant 2 virtual machines must be created:
By using K3s in Vagrant two virtual machines must be created:
1. Master: the master in the k3s cluster.
1. Master: the master in the K3s cluster.
2. Agent: an agent in the k3s cluster.
2. Agent: an agent in the K3s cluster.
`kubectl` must be installed and configured in the learner machine to manage the cluster.
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$>
```
###### Does the cluster created by a Vagrantfile?
###### Was the cluster created by a Vagrantfile?
###### Does the cluster contains 2 nodes (master and agent)?
###### Is the cluster contains two nodes (master and agent)?
###### Does kubectl installed and configured in the learner's machine
###### Is kubectl installed and configured in the learner's machine?
###### Do the nodes are connected and ready for usage?
###### Are the nodes connected and ready for usage?
##### Check the student infrastructure:
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user:~$
```
###### did the student provide an `orchestrator.sh` script that runs and creates and manages the infrastructure
###### Did the student provide an `orchestrator.sh` script that runs and creates and manages the infrastructure?
###### did the student respect the architecture?
###### Did the student respect the architecture?
###### did the infrastructure start correctly?
###### Did the infrastructure start correctly?
##### Verify the K8s Manifests:
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##### Ask the following questions to the group or student
- What is infrastructure as code and what is the advantages of it?
- What is infrastructure as code and what are the advantages of it?
- Explain What is a K8s manifest.
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$>
```
###### Are the all used credentials and passwords presented in the secrets?
###### Are all the used credentials and passwords present in the secrets?
##### Check all deployed resources:
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- `RabbitMQ container` is a RabbitMQ server that contains the queue.
- `api-gateway-app container` is a Node.Js server that contains your api-gateway-app code running and forwarding the requests to the other services and it's accessible via port `3000`.
###### Did the all required applications are deployed?
###### Are all the required applications deployed?
- databases must be deployed as Statefulset, and volumes that enable containers to move across infrastructure without losing the data must be created.
- databases must be deployed as StatefulSet, and volumes that enable containers to move across infrastructure without losing the data must be created.
- Node.JS applications must be deployed as a deployment and they must be scaled horizontally automatically, depending on CPU consumption:
1. `api-gateway`:
max replication: 3
min replication: 1
cpu percent triger: 60%
cpu percent trigger: 60%
2. `billing-app`:
max replication: 3
min replication: 1
cpu percent triger: 60%
cpu percent trigger: 60%
3. `inventory-app`:
max replication: 3
min replication: 1
cpu percent triger: 60%
cpu percent trigger: 60%
###### Do all apps deploy with the correct configuration?
##### Ask the following questions to the group or student
- What is statefulset in k8s?
- What is StatefulSet in K8s?
- What is deployment in k8s?
- What is deployment in K8s?
- What is the difference between deployment and statefulset in k8s?
- What is the difference between deployment and StatefulSet in K8s?
- What is scaling and why do we use it?
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###### Did the student reply correctly to the questions?
In less than 15 minutes and with the help of google the student must explain all Kubernetes components and their roles.
In less than 15 minutes and with the help of Google the student must explain all Kubernetes components and their roles.
###### Can the learner explain the k8s components in less than 15 minutes?
###### Can the learner explain the K8s components in less than 15 minutes?
> If the learner is unable to explain the k8s component, this means that the learner has failed this audit, so he must re-read and spend more time on understanding!
> If the learner is unable to explain the K8s components, this means that the learner has failed this audit, so he must re-read and spend more time on understanding!
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