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Use CF7 for rolling deploys and restarts #1150

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60 changes: 37 additions & 23 deletions .circleci/config.yml
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#
# Check https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/language-python/ for more details
#
cf-docker-image: &CF_DOCKER_IMAGE
docker:
- image: 18fgsa/cloud-foundry-cli
environment:
- TZ=America/New_York
- CF_API: https://api.fr.cloud.gov
install-cf7: &install-cf7
run:
name: Install CF7
command: |
curl -L -o cf7.deb 'https://packages.cloudfoundry.org/stable?release=debian64&version=v7&source=github'
sudo dpkg -i cf7.deb
rm cf7.deb
cf7 api https://api.fr.cloud.gov

version: 2
jobs:
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- ./*

deploy_to_staging:
<<: *CF_DOCKER_IMAGE

docker:
- image: cimg/base:2020.01
environment:
- TZ=America/New_York
- CF_SPACE: staging
- CF_APP: tock
- CF_MANIFEST: manifest-staging.yml
steps:
- attach_workspace:
at: .
- *install-cf7
- run:
name: Login to cloud.gov Staging
command: cf login -a ${CF_API} -u ${CF_DEPLOYER_USERNAME_STAGING} -p ${CF_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD_STAGING}
name: Login to cloud.gov
command: cf7 login -u ${CF_DEPLOYER_USERNAME_STAGING} -p {CF_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD_STAGING} -o gsa-18f-tock -s ${CF_SPACE}
- run:
name: Save version to file system
command: echo ${CIRCLE_SHA1} > tock/VERSION
- run:
name: deploy Tock Staging to cloud.gov
command: cf_deploy.sh tock gsa-18f-tock staging manifest-staging.yml
name: Deploying Tock Staging to cloud.gov
command: cf7 push $CF_APP --strategy rolling -f ${CF_MANIFEST}

deploy_to_production:
<<: *CF_DOCKER_IMAGE

docker:
- image: cimg/base:2020.01
environment:
- TZ=America/New_York
- CF_SPACE: prod
- CF_MANIFEST: manifest-production.yml
steps:
- attach_workspace:
at: .
- *install-cf7
- run:
name: Login to cloud.gov Production
command: cf login -a ${CF_API} -u ${CF_DEPLOYER_USERNAME_PRODUCTION} -p ${CF_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD_PRODUCTION}
command: cf7 login -u ${CF_DEPLOYER_USERNAME_PRODUCTION} -p ${CF_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD_PRODUCTION} -o gsa-18f-tock -s ${CF_SPACE}
- run:
name: Save version to file system
command: echo ${CIRCLE_TAG} > tock/VERSION
- run:
name: Deploy Tock Production to cloud.gov
command: cf_deploy.sh tock gsa-18f-tock prod manifest-production.yml
command: cf7 push tock --strategy rolling -f ${CF_MANIFEST}

recycle_production:
<<: *CF_DOCKER_IMAGE

docker:
- image: cimg/base:2020.01
environment:
- TZ=America/New_York
- CF_SPACE: prod
steps:
- *install-cf7
- run:
name: Login to cloud.gov Production
command: cf login -a ${CF_API} -u ${CF_DEPLOYER_USERNAME_PRODUCTION} -p ${CF_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD_PRODUCTION}
- run:
name: Install cf-rolling-restart
command: cf install-plugin -f -r CF-Community "cf-rolling-restart"
command: cf7 login -u ${CF_DEPLOYER_USERNAME_PRODUCTION} -p ${CF_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD_PRODUCTION} -o gsa-18f-tock -s ${CF_SPACE}
- run:
name: Performing a rolling restart of Tock Production instances
command: cf rolling-restart tock
command: cf restart tock --strategy rolling

workflows:
version: 2
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68 changes: 21 additions & 47 deletions docs/deployment-process.md
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Expand Up @@ -8,13 +8,7 @@ Download the Cloud Foundry CLI according to the [cloud.gov instructions][].

[cloud.gov instructions]: https://docs.cloud.gov/getting-started/setup/

You will also need to install the [`autopilot`](https://github.com/contraband/autopilot)
plugin for Cloud Foundry, which is used for zero-downtime deploys:

```shell
# Install the plugin
cf install-plugin autopilot -f -r CF-Community
```
We use the V7 Cloud Foundry CLI. If you're upgrading from V6, checkout [the CLI docs for instructions](https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli).

Tock will be deployed to the GovCloud instance of cloud.gov:

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cf login -a api.fr.cloud.gov --sso
```

After this deployment, you'll need to target the org and space you want to work with. For example, if you wanted to work with the dev space:
`cf target -o gsa-18f-tock -s dev`
After authenticating, you'll need to target the org and space you want to work with. For example, if you wanted to work with the dev space:

```
cf target -o gsa-18f-tock -s dev
```

Manifest files, which contain import deploy configuration settings, are located
in the root directory of this project, prefixed with `manifest-` and ending in a
`.yml` file extension.

During local development and continuous integration testing,
`pipenv install --dev` is used. This installs both development
and production dependencies. During deployments, the Cloud Foundry
Python buildpack generates a `requirements.txt` file with `pipenv lock -r`
and installs only production dependencies.
and production dependencies. During deployments, the `requirements.txt` file is used to install dependencies.

### Cloud Foundry structure

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# Binding the service to the app
cf bind-service <APP_INSTANCE> tock-credentials

# Restaging the app to make use of the updated credentials. This will cause
# downtime in the application. It is better to use zero-downtime-push instead.
cf restage <APP_INSTANCE>
# Restaging the app to make use of the updated credentials.
cf restage <APP_INSTANCE> --strategy rolling
```

You can update the user-provided service with the following commands:
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# Uploading the new credentials to the service
cf uups tock-credentials -p credentials-staging.json

# Restaging the app to make use of the updated credentials. This will cause
# downtime in the application. It is better to use zero-downtime-push instead.
cf restage <APP_INSTANCE>
# Restaging the app to make use of the updated credentials.
cf restage <APP_INSTANCE> --strategy rolling
```

#### Database service
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```sh
cf target -o gsa-18f-tock -s staging
cf zero-downtime-push tock-staging -f manifest-staging.yml
cf push tock-staging -f manifest-staging.yml --strategy rolling
```

### Production servers
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Production_](#automated-releases-to-production) workflow.

In some cases, you may need to make a manual deployment to production. If this is the case, please make
sure you're using the Cloud Foundry [autopilot plugin](https://github.com/contraband/autopilot).
sure you're using the rolling deployment strategy with `--strategy rolling`

To deploy, first make sure you're targeting the prod space:

```sh
cf target -o gsa-18f-tock -s prod
```

If you don't already have the autopilot plugin, you can install it by running the following:

```sh
cf install-plugin autopilot -f -r CF-Community
```

Create a `VERSION` file with the name of the version that is being deployed to
production either with the Git SHA1 for the latest commit or the Git tag for the
latest release:
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echo $(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags) > tock/VERSION
```

Then use the autopilot plugin's `zero-downtime-push` command to deploy:
Then use the CLI to deploy:

```sh
cf zero-downtime-push tock -f manifest-production.yml
cf push tock -f manifest-production.yml --strategy rolling
```

#### Troubleshooting failed manual zero-downtime deployments
#### Troubleshooting failed deployments

If at any point the deployment fails, there should still be zero-downtime for
the production instance. Please verify that the Tock applications that are
running are named correctly and cleaned up. In the following example commands,
the variables should be replaced with the values found in the previous
commands.
If at any point the deployment fails, we can use the CLI to recover to our previous state.

- `${STOPPED_TOCK_APP}` — The application that reads `stopped` from `cf apps`.
- `${TOCK_VERNERABLE_APP_NAME}` — The application that reads `-venerable` from
`cf apps`.
https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/devguide/deploy-apps/rolling-deploy.html#cancel

```sh
# List all applications in the targeted space
cf apps

# Delete the stopped application
cf delete ${STOPPED_TOCK_APP} -f

# Rename the started application to match project conventions
cf rename ${TOCK_VERNERABLE_APP_NAME} tock
```
cf cancel-deployment tock
```

### Logs
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Once you push this tag up to GitHub, draft or assign it to an already
drafted release in GitHub. CircleCI will deploy this tag to the Production
instance of Tock using CF Autopilot.
instance of Tock.


## Maintenance Mode
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