Echo deployment on Kubernetes (KOPS)

gistfile1.txt

# State store required for KOPS
$ export KOPS_STATE_STORE=gs://echo-kubernetes-clusters/

# Required flag for GCE
$ export KOPS_FEATURE_FLAGS=AlphaAllowGCE

# vim is causing me issues on my station
$ export EDITOR=nano

# Create the cluster
$ kops create cluster \ 
  echo-test-1.k8s.local \
  --zones us-central1-a \
  --state gs://echo-kubernetes-clusters/ \
  --project=${PROJECT} \
  --vpc demo

# change the nodes to your preferred allocation
$ kops edit ig --name=echo-test-1.k8s.local nodes

# deploy the cluster to GCE
$ kops update cluster echo-test-1.k8s.local --yes

# wait for cluster/nodes to come online
$ kubectl get nodes

# label the nodes, we need one mem=high and one cpu=high at least
$ kubectl label nodes <node-name> mem=high
$ kubectl label nodes <node-name> cpu=high

# confirm labels
$ kubectl get nodes --show-labels

# edit Echo Deployment YAML to include correct credentials/IPs

# deploy the Echo YAML file
$ kubectl create -f ./deploy-echo-6.5.12/yaml --namespace echo

# check all pods are online, this may take up to 10 minutes until everything balances
$ kubectl get pods --namespace=echo

# check all services are online
$ kubectl get services --namespace=echo

# get external IP address
$ kubectl describe services echo-router-router --namespace echo

# connect to Echo and start sanity checks