Commit 2f817f65 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Replace "Kubernetes cluster" where appropriate in docs

Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/42939
parent 97bd016f
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- [Use SSH keys in your build environment](ssh_keys/README.md)
- [Trigger pipelines through the GitLab API](triggers/README.md)
- [Trigger pipelines on a schedule](../user/project/pipelines/schedules.md)
- [Kubernetes clusters](../user/project/clusters/index.md) - Integrate one or
more Kubernetes clusters to your project
## GitLab CI/CD for Docker
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......@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@
Connect your project to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) or an existing Kubernetes
cluster in a few steps.
With a cluster associated to your project, you can use Review Apps, deploy your
applications, run your pipelines, and much more, in an easy way.
## Overview
With a Kubernetes cluster associated to your project, you can use
[Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md), deploy your applications, run
your pipelines, and much more, in an easy way.
There are two options when adding a new cluster to your project; either associate
your account with Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) so that you can [create new
clusters](#adding-and-creating-a-new-gke-cluster-via-gitlab) from within GitLab,
or provide the credentials to an [existing Kubernetes cluster](#adding-an-existing-kubernetes-cluster).
## Prerequisites
## Adding and creating a new GKE cluster via GitLab
In order to be able to manage your Kubernetes cluster through GitLab, the
following prerequisites must be met.
NOTE: **Note:**
You need Master [permissions] and above to access the Kubernetes page.
**For a cluster hosted on GKE:**
Before proceeding, make sure the following requirements are met:
- The [Google authentication integration](../../../integration/google.md) must
be enabled in GitLab at the instance level. If that's not the case, ask your
......@@ -28,30 +31,16 @@ following prerequisites must be met.
account](https://cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/manage-billing-account)
must be set up and that you have to have permissions to access it.
- You must have Master [permissions] in order to be able to access the
**Cluster** page.
**Kubernetes** page.
- You must have [Cloud Billing API](https://cloud.google.com/billing/) enabled
- You must have [Resource Manager
API](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/)
**For an existing Kubernetes cluster:**
- Since the cluster is already created, there are no prerequisites.
---
If all of the above requirements are met, you can proceed to add a new Kubernetes
cluster.
## Adding and creating a new GKE cluster via GitLab
NOTE: **Note:**
You need Master [permissions] and above to access the Clusters page.
Before proceeding, make sure all [prerequisites](#prerequisites) are met.
To add a new cluster hosted on GKE to your project:
If all of the above requirements are met, you can proceed to create and add a
new Kubernetes cluster that will be hosted on GKE to your project:
1. Navigate to your project's **CI/CD > Clusters** page.
1. Click on **Add cluster**.
1. Navigate to your project's **CI/CD > Kubernetes** page.
1. Click on **Add Kubernetes cluster**.
1. Click on **Create with GKE**.
1. Connect your Google account if you haven't done already by clicking the
**Sign in with Google** button.
......@@ -66,7 +55,7 @@ To add a new cluster hosted on GKE to your project:
- **Machine type** - The [machine type](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types)
of the Virtual Machine instance that the cluster will be based on.
- **Environment scope** - The [associated environment](#setting-the-environment-scope) to this cluster.
1. Finally, click the **Create cluster** button.
1. Finally, click the **Create Kubernetes cluster** button.
After a few moments, your cluster should be created. If something goes wrong,
you will be notified.
......@@ -77,14 +66,14 @@ enable the Cluster integration.
## Adding an existing Kubernetes cluster
NOTE: **Note:**
You need Master [permissions] and above to access the Clusters page.
You need Master [permissions] and above to access the Kubernetes page.
To add an existing Kubernetes cluster to your project:
1. Navigate to your project's **CI/CD > Clusters** page.
1. Click on **Add cluster**.
1. Click on **Add an existing cluster** and fill in the details:
- **Cluster name** (required) - The name you wish to give the cluster.
1. Navigate to your project's **CI/CD > Kubernetes** page.
1. Click on **Add Kuberntes cluster**.
1. Click on **Add an existing Kubernetes cluster** and fill in the details:
- **Kubernetes cluster name** (required) - The name you wish to give the cluster.
- **Environment scope** (required)- The
[associated environment](#setting-the-environment-scope) to this cluster.
- **API URL** (required) -
......@@ -112,15 +101,13 @@ To add an existing Kubernetes cluster to your project:
- If you or someone created a secret specifically for the project, usually
with limited permissions, the secret's namespace and project namespace may
be the same.
1. Finally, click the **Create cluster** button.
The Kubernetes service takes the following parameters:
1. Finally, click the **Create Kuberntes cluster** button.
After a few moments, your cluster should be created. If something goes wrong,
you will be notified.
You can now proceed to install some pre-defined applications and then
enable the Cluster integration.
enable the Kubernetes cluster integration.
## Installing applications
......@@ -139,7 +126,7 @@ added directly to your configured cluster. Those applications are needed for
NOTE: **Note:**
You need a load balancer installed in your cluster in order to obtain the
external IP address with the following procedure. It can be deployed using the
**Ingress** application described in the previous section.
[**Ingress** application](#installing-appplications).
In order to publish your web application, you first need to find the external IP
address associated to your load balancer.
......@@ -153,7 +140,8 @@ the `gcloud` command in a local terminal or using the **Cloud Shell**.
If the cluster is not on GKE, follow the specific instructions for your
Kubernetes provider to configure `kubectl` with the right credentials.
If you installed the Ingress using the **Applications** section, run the following command:
If you installed the Ingress [via the **Applications**](#installing-applications),
run the following command:
```bash
kubectl get svc --namespace=gitlab-managed-apps ingress-nginx-ingress-controller -o jsonpath='{.status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip} '
......@@ -171,9 +159,14 @@ your deployed applications.
## Setting the environment scope
When adding more than one clusters, you need to differentiate them with an
environment scope. The environment scope associates clusters and
[environments](../../../ci/environments.md) in an 1:1 relationship similar to how the
NOTE: **Note:**
This is only available for [GitLab Premium][ee] where you can add more than
one Kubernetes cluster.
When adding more than one Kubernetes clusters to your project, you need to
differentiate them with an environment scope. The environment scope associates
clusters and [environments](../../../ci/environments.md) in an 1:1 relationship
similar to how the
[environment-specific variables](../../../ci/variables/README.md#limiting-environment-scopes-of-secret-variables)
work.
......@@ -183,7 +176,7 @@ cluster in a project, and a validation error will occur if otherwise.
---
For example, let's say the following clusters exist in a project:
For example, let's say the following Kubernetes clusters exist in a project:
| Cluster | Environment scope |
| ---------- | ------------------- |
......@@ -231,8 +224,7 @@ With GitLab Premium, you can associate more than one Kubernetes clusters to your
project. That way you can have different clusters for different environments,
like dev, staging, production, etc.
To add another cluster, follow the same steps as described in [adding a
Kubernetes cluster](#adding-a-kubernetes-cluster) and make sure to
Simply add another cluster, like you did the first time, and make sure to
[set an environment scope](#setting-the-environment-scope) that will
differentiate the new cluster with the rest.
......@@ -240,45 +232,42 @@ differentiate the new cluster with the rest.
The Kubernetes cluster integration exposes the following
[deployment variables](../../../ci/variables/README.md#deployment-variables) in the
GitLab CI/CD build environment:
- `KUBE_URL` - Equal to the API URL.
- `KUBE_TOKEN` - The Kubernetes token.
- `KUBE_NAMESPACE` - The Kubernetes namespace is auto-generated if not specified.
The default value is `<project_name>-<project_id>`. You can overwrite it to
use different one if needed, otherwise the `KUBE_NAMESPACE` variable will
receive the default value.
- `KUBE_CA_PEM_FILE` - Only present if a custom CA bundle was specified. Path
to a file containing PEM data.
- `KUBE_CA_PEM` (deprecated) - Only if a custom CA bundle was specified. Raw PEM data.
- `KUBECONFIG` - Path to a file containing `kubeconfig` for this deployment.
CA bundle would be embedded if specified.
## Enabling or disabling the Cluster integration
GitLab CI/CD build environment.
| Variable | Description |
| -------- | ----------- |
| `KUBE_URL` | Equal to the API URL. |
| `KUBE_TOKEN` | The Kubernetes token. |
| `KUBE_NAMESPACE` | The Kubernetes namespace is auto-generated if not specified. The default value is `<project_name>-<project_id>`. You can overwrite it to use different one if needed, otherwise the `KUBE_NAMESPACE` variable will receive the default value. |
| `KUBE_CA_PEM_FILE` | Only present if a custom CA bundle was specified. Path to a file containing PEM data. |
| `KUBE_CA_PEM` | (**deprecated**) Only if a custom CA bundle was specified. Raw PEM data. |
| `KUBECONFIG` | Path to a file containing `kubeconfig` for this deployment. CA bundle would be embedded if specified. |
## Enabling or disabling the Kubernetes cluster integration
After you have successfully added your cluster information, you can enable the
Cluster integration:
Kubernetes cluster integration:
1. Click the "Enabled/Disabled" switch
1. Hit **Save** for the changes to take effect
You can now start using your Kubernetes cluster for your deployments.
To disable the Cluster integration, follow the same procedure.
To disable the Kubernetes cluster integration, follow the same procedure.
## Removing the Cluster integration
## Removing the Kubernetes cluster integration
NOTE: **Note:**
You need Master [permissions] and above to remove a cluster integration.
You need Master [permissions] and above to remove a Kubernetes cluster integration.
NOTE: **Note:**
When you remove a cluster, you only remove its relation to GitLab, not the
cluster itself. To remove the cluster, you can do so by visiting the GKE
dashboard or using `kubectl`.
To remove the Cluster integration from your project, simply click on the
To remove the Kubernetes cluster integration from your project, simply click on the
**Remove integration** button. You will then be able to follow the procedure
and [add a cluster](#adding-a-cluster) again.
and add a Kubernetes cluster again.
## What you can get with the Kubernetes integration
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