drunk.charts

Quick Start Guide

Get your application deployed to Kubernetes in just a few minutes with the drunk-app Helm chart.

Prerequisites

• Kubernetes cluster (v1.19+)
• Helm 3.0+
• Docker image of your application

🚀 5-Minute Deployment

1. Add the Helm Repository

helm repo add drunk-charts https://baoduy.github.io/drunk.charts/drunk-app
helm repo update

2. Create Your Values File

Create a my-app-values.yaml file with your application configuration:

# my-app-values.yaml
global:
  image: "your-registry/your-app"
  tag: "v1.0.0"
  imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"

# Basic deployment configuration
deployment:
  enabled: true
  ports:
    http: 8080
  replicaCount: 2

# Environment variables
env:
  NODE_ENV: "production"
  DATABASE_URL: "your-database-connection"

# Ingress for external access
ingress:
  enabled: true
  hosts:
    - host: "myapp.example.com"
      paths:
        - path: "/"
          pathType: "Prefix"
  tls:
    - secretName: "myapp-tls"
      hosts:
        - "myapp.example.com"

3. Deploy Your Application

helm install my-app drunk-charts/drunk-app -f my-app-values.yaml

4. Verify Deployment

# Check pod status
kubectl get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/name=my-app

# Check service
kubectl get svc -l app.kubernetes.io/name=my-app

# Check ingress (if enabled)
kubectl get ingress

🔧 Common Configurations

Database Connection with Secrets

# Store sensitive data in Kubernetes secrets
secrets:
  DATABASE_PASSWORD: "your-secret-password"
  API_KEY: "your-api-key"

# Reference existing secrets
secretFrom:
  - "external-database-secret"

Auto-scaling

autoscaling:
  enabled: true
  minReplicas: 2
  maxReplicas: 10
  targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 70

Health Checks

deployment:
  liveness: "/health"
  readiness: "/ready"
  ports:
    http: 8080

Persistent Storage

volumes:
  data:
    mountPath: "/app/data"
    size: "10Gi"
    storageClass: "standard"

🎯 Next Steps

• Complete Configuration Guide - Learn about all available options
• Configuration Examples - See real-world examples
• Troubleshooting Guide - Common issues and solutions

💡 Pro Tips

1. Use Helm diff: Install the helm-diff plugin to preview changes before applying
2. Environment-specific values: Create separate values files for different environments
3. GitOps: Store your values files in version control alongside your application code
4. Resource limits: Always set resource requests and limits for production deployments

🔄 Upgrading Your Application

# Upgrade with new image tag
helm upgrade my-app drunk-charts/drunk-app -f my-app-values.yaml --set global.tag=v1.1.0

# Rollback if needed
helm rollback my-app 1

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