Lab C - Deploy Frontend

Goals

We’ll add a new stage for deployment including easy-to-use deployment strategies, see how variables facilitate reusability, and effortlessly create and deploy kubernetes workloads.

Lab Guide

1. If you see the edit pipeline button top right, click to return to the Pipeline Studio.

   Add the new deployment stage

2. In pipeline studio: 1 click Add Stage, 2 Deploy as the Stage Type

3. In the stage pane: 1 enter name frontend, 2 click Kubernetes for Deployment Type, 3 click Set Up Stage

4. In the service pane: 1 click +Add Service

5. In the new service pane: 1 name the manifest frontend, 2 click Add Manifest

6. Click k8s manifest then click Continue.

7. Click Code then click Continue.

   Add manifest

8. In the details page:
   1 give the manifests the name templates
   2 pick harnessrepo from the repository dropdown
   3 use main for the branch
   4 In the File/Folder Path paste the value:

   harness-deploy/frontend/manifests

   5 Under Values.yaml, Click +Add File
   6 In the Values.yaml field, paste the value:

   harness-deploy/frontend/values.yaml

   7 Click Submit

   Add the artifact

9. Back in the service setup page: 1 Click Add Artifact Source

10. In the Artifact Repository Type: click Docker Registry, then Continue

11. In Connector selection page: pick DockerHub from the list, then Apply Selected, then Continue

12. In the artifact details pane:
    1 name the artifact frontend
    2 in the Image Path field, paste the value:

    nikpap/harness-workshop

    3 Click the field type box and change it to Expression
    4 In the tag field, paste the value:

    <+variable.username>-<+pipeline.sequenceId>

    

13. On the New Service page: Click Save

    Leverage platform team provided Environment and Infrastructure

14. back in Pipeline Studio: 1 click Environment, 2 select prod from environment list, 3 k8s from the Infrastructure list, 4 click Continue

    Note

    With Harness, a platform team can easily create and manage environments and infrastructure, then developers can use them to deploy their applications.

15. In the Execution Strategies popup: Click Rolling in the top left, then Use Strategy in the bottom right.

    Run updated pipeline

16. Back in Pipeline Studio (top right): 1 Click **Save*, 2 Click **Run**