Create a Development Environment with okteto, Kubernetes, and Cloud Services

This is an example of how to configure and deploy a development environment that includes polyglot microservices, an AWS SQS queue, and an S3 bucket. This sample uses LocalStack to mock the AWS interface, to keep costs down and keep it simple.

Architecture

Run the demo application in Okteto

Prequisites:

1. Okteto CLI 2.19 or newer
2. A Kubernetes cluster

If you don't have access to a Kubernetes cluster, you can also run this sample in the free tier of Okteto Just run okteto context use https://cloud.okteto.com

$ git clone https://github.com/rberrelleza/tacoshop
$ cd tacoshop
$ okteto context use $YOUR_KUBERNETES_CONTEXT
$ okteto deploy

Access the application

By default, the services use ClusterIPs. To access them, you can use kubectl port-forward, `kubefwd``, or your favorite tool.

If you're using kubefwd, run sudo -E kubefwd svc -n default. The services will be available in the following URLs:

• http://menu:3000
• http://kitchen:8000
• http://check:8000

Develop on the Menu microservice

$ okteto up menu

Develop on the Kitchen microservice

$ okteto up kitchen

Develop on the Result microservice

$ okteto up check

Notes

This isn't an example of a properly architected perfectly designed distributed app... it's a simple example of the various types of pieces and languages you might see (queues, persistent data, etc), and how to deal with them using okteto.