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Manage Kubernetes Resources with Terraform

Hey there, Gurus! Welcome to the lab! This lab will demonstrate how to change, manage, and delete resources in Kubernetes using Terraform. You, as an admin, are being asked to deploy a NodePort service to your Kubernetes cluster to go along with your NGINX nodes. You will need to first set up the cluster using `kind` and `kubectl`, and deploy the NGINX nodes using Terraform. You will then use Terraform to deploy the NodePort service, and scale your NGINX nodes from 2 to 4 nodes. You will finish by destroying your resource and deleting your cluster.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 45m
Published
Clock icon Aug 27, 2021

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Set Up the Lab Environment

    In the Terminal

    1. Once logged into your instance, change to the lab-manage-kubernetes directory.
    2. Use kind and the kind-config.yaml file to create a cluster named lab-terraform-kubernetes.
    3. Point kubectl at your cluster to allow interaction.
    4. Gather cluster information for values for your variables file.
    5. Edit your terraform.tfvars file and add your cluster host and client certificate values.
    6. Initialize your working directory.
    7. Apply your configuration.

  2. Challenge

    Add a Service

    In the Terminal

    1. Download the service code to your working directory.
    2. Review the file.
    3. Schedule the NodePort service deployment to your Kubernetes cluster using Terraform.
    4. Verify the deployment.

  3. Challenge

    Scale the Nodes

    In the Terminal

    1. Edit the lab_kubernetes_resources.tf file.
    2. Change replicas from 2 to 4.
    3. Apply the configuration change.
    4. Confirm that you scaled the nodes from 2 to 4.

  4. Challenge

    Delete Your Cluster

    In the Terminal

    1. Destroy the cluster resources.
    2. Delete your cluster.
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