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README.md

NGINX Ingress Controller Demo

Prerequisites

Install VSCode

  1. Go to the VSCode download page.
  2. Download the installer for your operating system.
  3. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Install Git

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to install Git using Winget: 
    winget install -e --id Git.Git

Authenticate with GitHub

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Configure your GitHub email: 
    git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
  3. Configure your GitHub username: 
    git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Install Docker Desktop

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to install Docker Desktop using Winget: 
    winget install -e --id Docker.DockerDesktop
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Install Helm

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to install Helm using Winget: 
    winget install -e --id Helm.Helm
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Demo Commands

Add NGINX Helm Repository

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to add the NGINX stable Helm repository: 
    helm repo add nginx-stable https://helm.nginx.com/stable

Update Helm Repositories

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to update your Helm repositories: 
    helm repo update

Apply Kubernetes CRDs

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to apply the NGINX Kubernetes CRDs: 
    kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginx/kubernetes-ingress/v4.0.1/deploy/crds.yaml

Install NGINX Ingress Controller

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to install the NGINX Ingress Controller using Helm: 
    helm install nginx-ingress nginx-stable/nginx-ingress --namespace default

Deploy NGINX Application

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to apply the NGINX deployment configuration: 
    kubectl apply -f nginx-deployment.yaml

Apply NGINX Ingress Configuration

  1. Open a terminal or command prompt.
  2. Run the following command to apply the NGINX ingress configuration: 
    kubectl apply -f nginx-ingress.yaml

Demo Take Aways

  • Intalling NGINX Ingress Controller (NIC) is quick and simple to get up and functional in Kubernetes (K8s)
  • NGINX web server and NIC on K8s on Docker Desktop provides a light weight low stress K8s dev environment to experiment and lean.
  • Recovery from issues is as simple as performing a quick reset of K8s and a few minutes to stand up the envionment again.
  • Join the community and become a contributor.