Deploy Python App into Kubernetes Cluster using kubectl Jenkins Pipeline | Containerize Python App and Deploy into AKS Cluster | Kubectl Deployment using Jenkins

We will learn how to automate Docker builds using Jenkins and Deploy into Kubernetes Cluster(AKS) in Azure Cloud. We will use kubectl command to deploy Docker images into AKS cluster. We will use Python based application. I have already created a repo with source code + Dockerfile. The repo also have Jenkinsfile for automating the following:

- Automating builds using Jenkins
- Automating Docker image creation
- Automating Docker image upload into Docker registry
- Automating Deployments to Kubernetes Cluster using kubectl CLI plug-in

 

 

Pre-requistes:
1. AKS Cluster is setup and running. Click here to learn how to create AKS cluster.

2. Jenkins Master is up and running.
3. Docker, Docker pipeline and Kubectl CLI plug-ins are installed in Jenkins

5. Azure container registry is setup in https://portal.azure.com

Step #1 - Create Credentials for Acure Container Registry

Go to Jenkins UI, click on Credentials -->

Click on Global credentials

Click on Add Credentials

Now Create an entry for connecting to ACR. Make sure you enter the ID as ACR

Step #3 - Create Credentials entry for AKS Cluster

Click on Add Credentials, use Kubernetes configuration from drop down.

execute the below command to get kubeconfig info, copy the entire content of the file:

sudo cat ~/.kube/config

Enter ID as K8S and choose enter directly and paste the above file content and save.

Step # 4 - Create a pipeline in Jenkins

Create a new pipeline job.

Step # 5 - Copy the pipeline code from below
Make sure you change red highlighted values below:
Your docker user id should be updated.
your registry credentials ID from Jenkins from step # 1 should be copied

Step # 6 - Build the pipeline

Once you create the pipeline and changes values per your Docker user id and credentials ID, click on 

Step # 7 - Verify deployments to K8S

kubectl get pods

kubectl get deployments

kubectl get services

Steps # 8 - Access Python App in K8S cluster

Once build is successful, go to browser and enter master or worker node public ip address along with port number mentioned above

http://master_or_worker_node_public_ipaddress:port_no_from_above

You should see page like below:

Please watch the above steps in YouTube channel: