Step By Step AKS Implementation

Complete implementation should take less than an hour from beginning to end.


Below are detailed instructions

  • 1 - Software Pre-requisites:


Links below to free technology tools needed to get started
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Helm

Install
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Kubectl

Install
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Visual Sudio Code

Install
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Unlocked Data

Register

  • 2 - Sign up for free Azure Kubernetes Services


Go to the Microsoft Azure website and sign up for a free account.

Azure

Select AKS and we recommend getting started with AKS cluster “Standard_B2s". This will provision 3 nodes that will be ready within minutes to host the Unlocked Data solution.


  • 3 - Connect VS Code to your Azure Cluster


Install Kubernetes by clicking on extensions and selecting Kubernetes
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Click on the Kubernetes logo

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  • 4 - Acquire the Unlocked Data Helm Chart


Create a folder on your computer – in our example we created c:\unlocked-data.
helm registry login unlockeddata.azurecr.io – this is where we store our solution.

Enter the user name and password provided by Unlocked Data in your registration email.

Paste the following 3 commands into the terminal window:

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Prep your environment for the Helm commands

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  • 5 - Install solution to your environment


Paste the final two commands into your VS Code terminal:

Create a dedicated namespace in your environment

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You're done!

  • Questions



Helm – We make use of Helm Charts to stay in total control of our solution and releases. Helm ensures that we give you everything you need to get the solution working first time.

Kubectl – this is a Kubernetes command line tool.

Visual Studio Code – this is the tool we use for our own installations. It’s our recommended approach because you can see everything about a deployment in one place. Equally, you could use the Azure Command Line Interface (CLI) if you wish. The commands are similar. Get in touch with us if you want to know more.