README.md

civo-portainer-k3s

Example of running portainer-k8s on civo-k3s using pure terraform

Prerequisites

• Terraform > 0.12
• Civo Cloud account
• Civo Terraform Provider

Steps:

1. Clone repo: git clone git@github.com:jhole89/terraform-k8s-example.git

2. Change to this directory: cd civo-portainer-k3s

3. Initialise terraform: terraform init

4. Copy tfvars template: cp terraform.tfvars.template terraform.tfvars

5. Fill in terraform.tfvars with your Civo API key (found at https://www.civo.com/account/security)

6. Apply terraform plan: terraform apply --auto-approve - you should see the following output

   module.cluster.civo_kubernetes_cluster.k3s: Creating...
   ...
   ...
   ...
   Apply complete! Resources: 6 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.
   

7. Log into your Civo account and grab the dns name:

   

   Portainer will be published on port 9000:

   Create the admin user and connect to the civo kubernetes cluster:

   You can now use portainer to deploy kubernetes applications into civo-k3s:

   

   

8. Once no longer required you can remove all resources: terraform destroy --auto-approve