1shubham7/bloghub

Blog Hub

Blog Hub is a platform designed to help you discover the best blogs from reputable authors across the globe on any topic in the field of technology. It is a React application containerized using Docker and deployed on Kubernetes along with Helm charts to manage it.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Getting Started
• Running Locally
• Running with Docker
• Deploying to Kubernetes

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js
• npm
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Minikube
• Helm

Getting Started

To get a local copy of the project up and running, follow these steps:

Step 1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/1Shubham7/BlogHub.git
cd BlogHub

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Install the required dependencies using npm:

npm install

Step 3. Running Locally

Now you can simply see it running locally using the following command:

npm start

The application will be accessible at http://localhost:3000.

Step 4. Running with Docker

To run the containerized application, use Docker:

docker run -p 8080:80 1shubham7/react-helm-tutorial:1.0.0

The application will be accessible at http://localhost:3000. Or better, we can create a local Kubernetes cluster and deploy the application there. For that first create a Kubernetes cluster using Minikube:

Step 5. Deploying to Kubernetes

• Create a local Kubernetes cluster using Minikube:

minikube start

• Install the Helm chart for the application:

helm install --dry-run react-chart ./charts/react-chart

• And now you can port-forward the Kubernetes service "reach-chart to the port 8000:

kubectl port-forward svc/react-chart 8000:80

And with that we will have our blog application running in the localhost:8000 of our machine: