Quick Start with Minikube

Manage your Minikube clusters with Meshery. Deploy Meshery in Minikube in-cluster or outside of Minikube out-of-cluster. Note: It is advisable to Install Meshery in your Minikube clusters

Prerequisites

  1. Install the Meshery command line client, mesheryctl.
  2. Install kubectl installed on your local machine.

Also see: Install Meshery on Kubernetes

Available Deployment Methods

In-cluster Installation

Follow the steps below to install Meshery in your Minikube cluster.

Preflight Checks

Read through the following considerations prior to deploying Meshery on Minikube.

Preflight: Cluster Connectivity

Start the minikube, if not started using the following command:


minikube start --cpus 4 --memory 8192 --kubernetes-version=v1.14.1

Check up on your minikube cluster :


minikube status

Verify your kubeconfig’s current context.


kubectl config current-context

Preflight: Plan your access to Meshery UI

  1. If you are using port-forwarding, please refer to the port-forwarding guide for detailed instructions.
  2. Customize your Meshery Provider Callback URL. Meshery Server supports customizing authentication flow callback URL, which can be configured in the following way:

$ MESHERY_SERVER_CALLBACK_URL=https://custom-host mesheryctl system start

Meshery should now be running in your Minikube cluster and Meshery UI should be accessible at the INTERNAL IP of meshery service.

Installation: Using mesheryctl

Use Meshery’s CLI to streamline your connection to your Minikube cluster. Configure Meshery to connect to your Minikube cluster by executing:


$ mesheryctl system config minikube

Once configured, execute the following command to start Meshery.


$ mesheryctl system start

If you encounter any authentication issues, you can use mesheryctl system login. For more information, click here to learn more.

Installation: Using Helm

For detailed instructions on installing Meshery using Helm V3, please refer to the Helm Installation guide.

Installation: Manual Steps

You may also manually generate and load the kubeconfig file for Meshery to use:

The following configuration yaml will be used by Meshery. Copy and paste the following in your config file :


apiVersion: v1
clusters:

- cluster:
  certificate-authority-data: < cert shortcutted >
  server: https://192.168.99.100:8443
  name: minikube
  contexts:
- context:
  cluster: minikube
  user: minikube
  name: minikube
  current-context: minikube
  kind: Config
  preferences: {}
  users:
- name: minikube
  user:
  client-certificate-data: < cert shortcutted >
  client-key-data: < key shortcutted >

Note: Make sure current-context is set to minikube.


To allow Meshery to auto detect your config file, Run :


kubectl config view --minify --flatten > config_minikube.yaml


Meshery should now be connected with your managed Kubernetes instance. Take a look at the Meshery guides for advanced usage tips.

Installation: Docker Driver Users

Follow the installation steps to setup the mesheryctl CLI and install Meshery.

Users using docker driver: After completing the Meshery installation, execute the following commands to establish connectivity between Meshery Server and Kubernetes cluster:


 
docker network connect bridge meshery_meshery_1

 



 
docker network connect minikube meshery_meshery_1

To establish connectivity between a particular Meshery Adapter and Kubernetes server, use “docker ps” to identify the name of the desired container, and execute the following commands:


 
docker network connect bridge < container name of the desired adapter >

 



 
docker network connect minikube < container name of the desired adapter >

Out-of-cluster Installation

Install Meshery on Docker (out-of-cluster) and connect it to your Minikube cluster.

Installation: Install Meshery on Docker


$ mesheryctl system start -p docker

Configure Meshery to connect to your cluster by executing:


$ mesheryctl system config minikube

Once you have verified that all the services are up and running, Meshery UI will be accessible on your local machine on port 9081. Open your browser and access Meshery at http://localhost:9081.

Installation: Upload Config File in Meshery Web UI

  • Run the below command to generate the “config_minikube.yaml” file for your cluster:

 
kubectl config view --minify --flatten > config_minikube.yaml
  • Upload the generated config file by navigating to Settings > Environment > Out of Cluster Deployment in the Web UI and using the “Upload kubeconfig” option.

Post-Installation Steps

Optionally, you can verify the health of your Meshery deployment, using mesheryctl system check.

You’re ready to use Meshery! Open your browser and navigate to the Meshery UI.

Accessing Meshery UI

After successfully deploying Meshery, you can access Meshery’s web-based user interface. Your default browser will be automatically opened and directed to Meshery UI (default location is http://localhost:9081).

If you are unable to access Meshery UI, you can use the following command to open Meshery UI in your default browser:


 mesheryctl system dashboard

If you have installed Meshery on Kubernetes or a remote host, you can access Meshery UI by exposing it as a Kubernetes service or by port forwarding to Meshery UI.


 mesheryctl system dashboard --port-forward

Alternatively, you can use kubectl to port forward to Meshery UI. Example


kubectl port-forward svc/meshery 9081:9081 --namespace meshery

Log into the Provider of your choice.

Suggested Reading

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