# Kubernetes Cluster Deployment with Terraform for IONOS Public Cloud by Wassim Ben Jabria
## Overview
This Terraform template enables the deployment of a Kubernetes cluster on the IONOS cloud platform. It includes the setup of a sample Nginx deployment.
## Prerequisites
### For Kubernetes:
- Ensure you have `kubectl` installed on your local machine.
- Access to a Kubernetes cluster.
### For Terraform:
- Ensure you have Terraform installed on your local machine.
## Usage
### Deploy the Kubernetes Cluster:
1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Set your credentials:
- Replace the placeholder values in the `terraform-template-nginx.tf` file with your IONOS cloud credentials.
- Update the username and password in the provider block.
3. Deploy the Kubernetes cluster:
- Navigate to the directory containing the `terraform-template-nginx.tf` file.
- Run `terraform init` to initialize the Terraform configuration.
- Run `terraform plan` to check the Terraform plan.
- Run `terraform apply` to create the resources.
### Verify Deployment:
- Use `kubectl` commands to verify that the Kubernetes resources have been created successfully.
### Access Kubernetes Cluster:
- Use `kubectl` commands to interact with your Kubernetes cluster.
- To get inside the Nginx pod:
```bash
kubectl exec -it <nginx-pod-name> -- /bin/bash- Repository of the index.html:
/usr/share/nginx/html
- Copy your local index.html and change the one in the pod:
kubectl cp index.html {your_pod_name}:/usr/share/nginx/html/index.html - Change the index.html:
echo "<html><body><h1>Hello, world! It's Wassim Ben Jabria</h1></body></html>" > index.html
- Command to map your pod port to your local machine port:
kubectl port-forward service/nginx-service 6556:80
- Initialize Terraform:
terraform init
- Plan Terraform changes:
terraform plan
- Apply Terraform changes:
terraform apply
- Username: Your IONOS cloud username
- Password: Your IONOS cloud password
Wassim Ben Jabria