Kubernetes on Codespaces for Development

[ericboehs]

A reproducible way to test Kubernetes deployments for non-devops (e.g. engineers w/o the ability to spin up new k8s clusters in AWS) is not readily available. Having this would allow simple testing of new helm charts. Kubernetes also requires a lot of resources so a non-local dev env is desirable. GitHub Codespaces satisfies these needs.

Tasks

• [x] Determine best approach to running Kubernetes (k8s vs k3s vs minikube)
• [ ] Connectivity to remote cluster is established
• [ ] Stubbed-chart is applied and tested (e.g. nginx "Hello World")
• [ ] Documentation written on accessing cluster

AC

• [ ] A per-developer Kubernetes cluster can be provisioned in Codespaces
• [ ] The Kubernetes Codespace is available for testing new manifest/chart development
• [ ] Steps to create this cluster are provided

Resources

• https://github.com/cse-labs/kubernetes-in-codespaces
• https://medium.com/@armamini/kubernetes-on-github-codespaces-3851163411f3

[ericboehs]

I'm going with minikube as it seems to have a little more support on Codespaces.

Using the kubectl-helm-minikube feature to stream line things here.

[ericboehs]

I'm having permission issues between minikube and docker. Should just be about a day's worth of work once I get that fixed (assuming other issues don't arise).

[JoeTice]

SPRINT 1 UPDATE - IN PROGRESS: Issues with GHA actions delayed completion of this task, combined with key staff being out sick for a few days. Staff will be on Tier 2 support in Sprint 2, so this work will be resumed in SPRINT 3

[ericboehs]

I'm deprioritizing this one as it's not blocking the GIDS work. Some prod issues need to be focused on. Will reopen w/ a new ticket to debug the issue I'm stuck on here.