This page explains how to deploy a stateless Linux application using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). You can also learn how to deploy a stateless Windows application.
OverviewStateless applications are applications which do not store data or application state to the cluster or to persistent storage. Instead, data and application state stay with the client, which makes stateless applications more scalable. For example, a frontend application is stateless: you deploy multiple replicas to increase its availability and scale down when demand is low, and the replicas have no need for unique identities.
Kubernetes uses the Deployment controller to deploy stateless applications as uniform, non-unique Pods. Deployments manage the desired state of your application: how many Pods should run your application, what version of the container image should run, what the Pods should be labelled, and so on. The desired state can be changed dynamically through updates to the Deployment's Pod specification.
Stateless applications are in contrast to stateful applications, which use persistent storage to save data and which use StatefulSets to deploy Pods with unique identities.
Before you beginBefore you start, make sure that you have performed the following tasks:
gcloud components update
. Note: For existing gcloud CLI installations, make sure to set the compute/region
property. If you use primarily zonal clusters, set the compute/zone
instead. By setting a default location, you can avoid errors in the gcloud CLI like the following: One of [--zone, --region] must be supplied: Please specify location
. You might need to specify the location in certain commands if the location of your cluster differs from the default that you set.Ensure your containerized application is stored in an image registry, such as Artifact Registry.
If you are new to GKE, you should complete the quickstart, in which you'll enable the GKE API and learn how the product works.
The following is an example of a simple Deployment manifest file. This Deployment creates three replicated Pods labelled run=my-app
that run the hello-app
image stored in Artifact Registry:
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: my-app
spec:
replicas: 3
selector:
matchLabels:
run: my-app
template:
metadata:
labels:
run: my-app
spec:
containers:
- name: hello-app
image: us-docker.pkg.dev/google-samples/containers/gke/hello-app:1.0
In this example:
.spec.replicas
: is the number of replicated Pods that the Deployment manages..spec.template.metadata.labels
: is the label given to each Pod, which the Deployment uses to manage the Pods..spec.template.spec
: is the Pod specification, which defines how each Pod should run. spec.containers
includes the name of the container to run in each Pod and the container image that should run.For more information about the Deployment specification, refer to the Deployment API reference.
Creating a DeploymentYou create a Deployment using one of the following methods:
You can write a Deployment manifest and run kubectl apply
to create the resource
You can declaratively create and update Deployments from manifest files using kubectl apply
. This method also retains updates made to live resources without merging the changes back into the manifest files.
To create a Deployment from its manifest file, run the following command:
kubectl apply -f DEPLOYMENT_FILE
Replace DEPLOYMENT_FILE
with the manifest file, such as config.yaml
.
You can also use kubectl apply -f DIRECTORY/
to create all objects (except existing ones) defined in manifest files stored a directory.
kubectl apply
fails if you do not have an active cluster. Console
To create a Deployment, perform the following steps:
Go to the Workloads page in the Google Cloud console.
Click add_box Deploy.
Under Specify container, select one of the following:
Existing container image to choose a container image available from Artifact Registry or DockerHub. In Image path, enter the path to the container image and the version.
New container image to use an image created with Cloud Source Repositories and Cloud Build.
Optionally, configure your deployment with:
Click Done, and then click Continue.
In the Configuration section, give your deployment an Application name and specify the Kubernetes Namespace to deploy it in.
Optionally, under Labels, you can add Kubernetes Labels to the deployment.
To save the YAML that creates this deployment to update it later, click View YAML. Copy and paste the YAML into a file, then save it and click Close on the YAML Output dialog.
From the Kubernetes Cluster drop-down menu, choose the desired cluster.
Click Deploy.
After you create a Deployment, you can use one of the following methods to inspect it:
You can use kubectl describe
and kubectl get
To get detailed information about the Deployment, run the following command:
kubectl describe deployment DEPLOYMENT_NAME
Replace DEPLOYMENT_NAME
with the name of the Deployment.
To list the Pods created by the Deployment, run the following command:
kubectl get pods -l KEY=VALUE
In this command, the -l
flag instructs kubectl
to get all Pods with a key-value label. For example, if you labelled the Deployment run: my-app
, you'd run kubectl get pods -l run=my-app
to see Pods with that label.
To get information about a specific Pod:
kubectl describe pod POD_NAME
To view a Deployment's manifest, run the following command:
kubectl get deployments DEPLOYMENT_NAME -o yaml
This command displays the Deployment's live configuration in YAML format.
ConsoleTo inspect a Deployment, perform the following steps:
Go to the Workloads page in the Google Cloud console.
In the workloads list, click the name of the Deployment you want to inspect.
On the Deployment details page, do any of the following:
You can roll out updates to a Deployment's Pod specification, such as their image, resource usage/requests, or configuration.
You can update a Deployment using the following methods:
kubectl apply
.image
, resources
, or selector
fields using kubectl set
.You can update a Deployment directly from your shell or in a preferred editor using kubectl edit
.
You can update the Deployment by applying a new or updated manifest file. This is useful for making various changes to your Deployment, such as for scaling or for specifying a new version of your application.
Note: To update a resource withkubectl apply
, the resource would need to have been created using either kubectl apply
or kubectl create --save-config
.
To update a Deployment, run the following command:
kubectl apply -f DEPLOYMENT_FILE
Replace DEPLOYMENT_FILE
with the updated manifest file.
The kubectl apply
command applies a manifest file to a resource. If the specified resource does not exist, it is created by the command.
You can use kubectl set
to change a Deployment's image, resources (requests or limits), or selector fields.
To change a Deployment's image, run the following command:
kubectl set image deployment DEPLOYMENT_NAME IMAGE IMAGE:TAG
For example, to update a Deployment from nginx
version 1.7.9 to 1.9.1, run the following command:
kubectl set image deployment nginx nginx=nginx:1.9.1Console
To access the Deployment's Rolling update menu:
Go to the Workloads page in the Google Cloud console.
In the workloads list, click the name of the Deployment you want to modify.
Click list Actions > Rolling update.
Configure the following optional parameters for the update strategy:
Under Container images, enter the image path and version for the updated container image.
Click Update.
You can roll back an update using kubectl rollout undo
.
You can roll back an in-progress or completed update to its previous revision:
kubectl rollout undo deployment my-deployment
You can also roll back to a specific revision:
kubectl rollout undo deployment my-deployment --to-revision=3Scaling a Deployment
You can manually scale a Deployment using the Google Cloud console or kubectl scale
.
You can learn more about autoscaling Deployments.
kubectlkubectl scale
can be used at any time to scale your Deployment.
To manually scale a Deployment, run the following command:
kubectl scale deployment DEPLOYMENT_NAME --replicas NUMBER_OF_REPLICAS
Replace NUMBER_OF_REPLICAS
with the desired number of replicated Pods.
To scale a Deployment, perform the following steps:
Go to the Workloads page in the Google Cloud console.
In the workloads list, click the name of the Deployment you want to modify.
Click list Actions > Scale > Edit replicas
Enter the new number of Replicas for the Deployment.
Click Scale.
You can delete a Deployment using the Google Cloud console or kubectl delete
.
To delete a Deployment, run the following command:
kubectl delete deployment DEPLOYMENT_NAMEConsole
To delete a Deployment, perform the following steps:
Go to the Workloads page in the Google Cloud console.
In the workloads list, select one or more Deployments to delete.
Click delete Delete.
When prompted to confirm, click Delete.
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