Running on Azure

In this quickstart guide, you will set up a Kubernetes Cluster on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

1. Tooling Installation

1.1 Install Kubectl

Follow this link (https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl) to install kubectl.

For Mac users

brew install kubernetes-cli

Check kubectl version after installation.

kubectl version

1.2 Install Helm

To install Helm, see Installing Helm.

For Mac users

brew install kubernetes-helm

Check helm version after installation.

helm version

1.3 Install Azure CLI

Follow this link (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli?view=azure-cli-latest) to install Azure CLI.

For Mac users

brew update && brew install azure-cli

2. (Optional) Log in to your Azure account

This script will open your default browser to sign-in to your Azure Account.

az login

3. (Optional) Create a Resource Group

Use the following script create a resource group in location eastus.

AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP=pinot-demo
AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP_LOCATION=eastus
az group create --name ${AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP} \
                --location ${AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP_LOCATION}

4. (Optional) Create a Kubernetes cluster(AKS) in Azure

This script will create a 3 node cluster named pinot-quickstart for demo purposes.

Modify the parameters in the following example command with your resource group and cluster details:

AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP=pinot-demo
AKS_CLUSTER_NAME=pinot-quickstart
az aks create --resource-group ${AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP} \
              --name ${AKS_CLUSTER_NAME} \
              --node-count 3

Once the command succeeds, the cluster is ready to be used.

5. Connect to an existing cluster

Run the following command to get the credential for the cluster pinot-quickstart that you just created:

AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP=pinot-demo
AKS_CLUSTER_NAME=pinot-quickstart
az aks get-credentials --resource-group ${AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP} \
                       --name ${AKS_CLUSTER_NAME}

To verify the connection, run the following:

kubectl get nodes

6. Pinot quickstart

Follow this Kubernetes quickstart to deploy your Pinot demo.

7. Delete a Kubernetes Cluster

AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP=pinot-demo
AKS_CLUSTER_NAME=pinot-quickstart
az aks delete --resource-group ${AKS_RESOURCE_GROUP} \
              --name ${AKS_CLUSTER_NAME}