Deploying a Sitecore Instance on a “Local” Kubernetes (k8s) Setup
Have you ever wondered about having a local Sitecore instance on a local deployment of k8s?
I was curious and decided to dive headfirst into the unknown world of k8s virtualization on a local setup. In this blog series I will be sharing the details my journey, my findings the mistakes/successes, and the final state of my discovery.
The Idea
Having experience with developing/deploying Sitecore with Docker Containers, I was curious as to the possibility of doing the same using Kubernetes. So the idea was have a POC of a local environment on my Windows 10/11 PC, with full blown Kubernetes, running Sitecore.
The Research
So my research took me to various tools, from Minikube, Kind to the recently released AKS Edge Essentials Preview from Microsoft TechCommunity. I will go through each and briefly discuss them
Minikube
Minikube seemed a likely solution, as it offered running k8s on a windows pc. The setup was a bit involved and I had to research a fair bit on running kubectl commands to get my cluster up and individual Pods running.
Kind
Similar to Minikube, Kind offers to spin up local kubernetes cluster on a windows pc. However, the setup and pre-requisites were just too overwhelming for a simple POC. Also getting a windows node in operation was not a straight forward thing. If anyone else is up for the challenge, I’d be interested in your approach
AKS Edge Essentials
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Run both Linux and Windows container applications
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Light-weight Kubernetes distribution-both K3s and K8s
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Deployable on any Windows PC class device with windows 10/11 Enterprise and Pro.
It was then I realized I had found my answer.
I reached out to the project team to give me early access to the preview to start building out my solution. It took a few weeks, but I got back a reply and was given access to the public preview and started building out my POC.
In my next blog (The Solution) I will go through the build process and challenges I faced such as:
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What version of Sitecore I decided to use
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Hardware requirements
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What K8s configurations I used and modified
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How easy it was to spin-up the deployment
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