You can view the deployment status and changes of all Kubernetes resources when you deploy an application in the Application Center module of the Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK) console. You can choose different methods to deploy applications based on data sources. This topic describes how to create an application by using a Git repository.

Prerequisites

An ACK cluster is created. For more information, see Create a managed Kubernetes cluster.

Sample repository address

GitHub repository address

Application orchestration methods used by Git repositories

  • Kubernetes-native manifests
    .
├── deployment.yaml
├── ingress.yaml
└── service.yaml
  • Helm charts
    .
├── Chart.yaml
├── templates
│   ├── deployment.yaml
│   ├── _helpers.tpl
│   ├── ingress.yaml
│   ├── NOTES.txt
│   ├── serviceaccount.yaml
│   ├── service.yaml
│   └── tests
│       └── test-connection.yaml
├── values-pro.yaml
└── values.yaml
  • Kustomize
    .
├── base
│   ├── deployment.yaml
│   ├── ingress.yaml
│   ├── kustomization.yaml
│   └── service.yaml
└── overlays
    ├── pre
    │   ├── deployment.yaml
    │   └── kustomization.yaml
    └── pro
        ├── deployment.yaml
        └── kustomization.yaml

Procedure

  1. Log on to the ACK console.
  2. In the left-side navigation pane of the ACK console, choose Multi-cluster > Application Center.
  3. In the Source step, set the parameters.
    1. In the Install appcenter section, select the cluster where you want to install appcenter and click Install.
      Note This step is required only when you use Application Center to create applications for the first time.
    2. In the Source section, click Git Repository.
    3. Click Next.
  4. In the Application Configurations step, set the parameters as described in the following table and click Next.
    Parameter Description
    Name The name of the application
    Description The description of the application
    Repository Select the source code repository. You can select an existing repository or create one. In this topic, a repository is created.
    Repository Address The address of the repository
    Name The name of the repository
    Connection Method Select a connection method. HTTPS and SSH are supported. The following list describes the parameters used by each connection method:
    • If you select HTTPS, the following parameters are used:
      • Username (Optional): You must specify a username if you use a private Git repository.
      • Password (Optional): You must specify a password if you use a private Git repository.
      • Client TLS Certificate (Optional) : If the Git server uses a self-signed certificate, you must specify a client Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate.
      • Client TLS Key (Optional): If the Git server uses a self-signed certificate, you must specify a TLS key.
      • Skip Server Certificate Verification: If the Git server uses a self-signed certificate and you want to skip server certificate verification, you can select Enable to skip the configurations of the client TLS certificate and client TLS key.
      • Support for LFS: Specify whether to enable Large File Storage (LFS) for the Git repository.
    • If you select SSH, the following parameters are used:
      • SSH Private Key: Specify the SSH private key.
      • Skip Server Certificate Verification: If the Git server uses a self-signed certificate and you want to skip SSH private key configurations, you can select Enable to skip the configurations of the SSH private key.
      • Support for LFS: Specify whether to enable LFS for the Git repository.
    Branch The name of the branch that you want to use
    Path The subdirectory of the application orchestration files in the Git repository