**UNDER CONSTRUCTION**

How to deploy and develop Clowder with Kubernetes.

Before starting

• New to Kubernetes? Check https://kubernetes.io/docs/home/ and https://www.katacoda.com/courses/kubernetes
• Checkout the Helm charts https://github.com/ncsa/charts/tree/master/ncsa/clowder
• Docker for Mac comes with Kubernetes (client and server). Enable it under Preferences. It is not enabled by default.
• Install https://helm.sh/
• Install https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx to simplify managing contexts. (this includes both kubens and kubectx)

Using sd-kube

For NCSA users who have access to it.

• Get your config and credentials here https://gonzo-rancher.ncsa.illinois.edu/
• You can use this script to merge configs or keep them separate and switch between them by setting the env variable `KUBECONTROL`
• If kubectx is installed, you can switch contexts using kubectx commmand.

Deploying on Local

• Install helm charts `helm repo add ncsa https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/charts/`
• Make sure they are updated `helm repo update`