derrickmac/kubernetes

Flask Kubernetes Deployment

This project demonstrates deploying a simple Flask web application to a Kubernetes cluster using minikube.

Prerequisites

• Docker Desktop installed and running
• minikube installed
• kubectl installed

Getting Started

1. Start the minikube cluster: minikube start --driver=docker

2. Build the Flask Docker image: docker build -t myimage .

3. Apply the Kubernetes deployment and service: kubectl apply -f flask-deployment.yaml -f service.yaml

4. Port forward to access the app: kubectl port-forward service/my-flask-service 5000:5000

5. Access the running app at http://localhost:5000

Cleanup

kubectl delete deployment my-deployment kubectl delete service my-service minikube stop

Next Steps

• Configure CI/CD workflows