iFIX Service Setup
Infrastructure Setup
Introduction
iFIX is a microservices-based distributed cloud-native application. The microservices streamline processes to meet outcomes at scale and speed. Each of the microservices is dockerized and deployed on Kubernetes infrastructure.
Pre-reads
It is essential to understand some of the key concepts, benefits and best practices of the Kubernetes platform before we understand the deployment of the iFIX.
Know the basics of Kubernetes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH-2FfFD2PU&t=3s
Know the basics of kubectl commands
Know Kubernetes manifests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohSUtEfDefc
Know how to manage env values, and secrets of any service deployed in Kubernetes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW244LxB4oI
Know how to port forward to a pod running inside the k8s cluster and work locally https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3nd5n5Yus
Know sops to secure your keys/creds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWzJ87KbwxA
1. Choose Installation Type
Choose the target infra type and follow the instructions to set up a Kubernetes cluster before moving on to the deployment.
Quickstart/Local SetupOn AWSOn Azure2. Deployment
Before we begin the deployment, it is important to understand the deployment architecture that starts from the source code to the production-ready stage. Deploying and managing Kubernetes have emerged as a streamlined way to deploy containers in the cloud infrastructure. When running Kubernetes at scale, managing, operating, and scaling its infrastructure to maximize cluster utilization can be challenging. There are too many parameters the development team needs to manage and configure. This includes selecting the best instance type and size, determining when to scale up or down, and making sure all of the containers are scheduled and running on the best instances — and that is even before starting to think about cost resource optimization.
The simplest way to get started with the deployment process is to manage deployment configuration as code. Each service deployment configuration is defined as Helm charts and deployed into the Kubernetes cluster. We can collocate the deployment-as-code as source code, leveraging all the benefits of source control including change tracking and branching, and then package it. So below is the source code repo that contains all the deployment-as-code for iFIX.
1. iFix Installation
Deploy Services2. iFIX-adapter Installation
Installation3. iFIX Ref Dashboard Installation
Installation3. Destroy the Setup
Clean up the cluster Setup using the command below, if required. This deletes the entire cluster and other cloud resources that were provisioned for the iFix Infra Setup.
Conclusion
All done, the infra on local, cloud, and deployment of iFIX into the Kubernetes cluster is completed successfully.
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