Kubernetes Hello World with Cloud Code

"Hello World" is a Kubernetes application that contains a single Deployment and a corresponding Service. The Deployment contains a web server that renders a simple webpage.

For details on how to use this sample as a template in Cloud Code, read the documentation for Cloud Code for VS Code or IntelliJ.

Table of Contents

• Getting Started with VS Code
• Getting Started with IntelliJ
• Kubernetes Architecture Diagram
• Sign up for User Research

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Getting Started with VS Code

Run the app locally with minikube

1. To run your application, click on the Cloud Code status bar and select ‘Run on Kubernetes’.
   

2. Select ‘Run locally using minikube’ when prompted. Cloud Code runs your app in a local minikube cluster.
   

3. View the build progress in the OUTPUT window. Once the build has finished, click on the URL in the OUTPUT window to view your live application.
   

4. To stop the application, click the stop icon on the Debug Toolbar.

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Getting Started with IntelliJ

Run the app locally with minikube

Edit run configuration

1. Click the Run/Debug Configurations dropdown on the top taskbar and select 'Edit Configurations'.
   

2. In the Run/Debug Configurations dialog, select 'Develop on Kubernetes'. This configuration watches for changes, then uses skaffold to rebuild and rerun your app.

3. Under Run > Deployment, select 'Deploy locally to a minikube cluster'.

4. Click 'OK' to save your configuration.

Run the app on minikube

1. Select 'Develop on Kubernetes' from the configuration drop down and click the run icon. Cloud Code runs your app in a local minikube cluster.
   

2. View the build process in the output window. Once the build has finished, you will receive a notification from the Event Log. Click 'View' to access the local URLs for your deployed services. The URLs remain accessible through the Event Log dialog.
   

3. To stop the application, click the stop icon next to the configuration dropdown.

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Kubernetes Architecture Diagram

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