Deploying with Go

Overview

There are three steps to deploy your application:

1. Containerize your application by creating a Dockerfile
2. Modify devfile.yaml to add your Kubernetes code
3. Run odo deploy

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

In order to use odo deploy you must be able to build an image as well as push to a registry.

Step 1. Login to your container registry

Login to a container registry that you will be pushing your application to:

Podman

podman login

$ podman login quay.io
Username:
Password:
Login Succeeded!

Docker

docker login

$ docker login docker.io
Username:
Password:
Login Succeeded!

Step 2. Set the appropriate container build platform

Your container image build must match the same architecture as the cluster you are deploying to.

For example: you will have to cross-build a AMD64 image on a Mac M1 (ARM64) in order to deploy to a AMD64 cluster.

odo allows you to do so via the ODO_IMAGE_BUILD_ARGS environment variable, which is a semicolon-separated list of extra arguments to pass to Podman or Docker when building images.

Choose your deployment architecture:

Linux (AMD64)

export ODO_IMAGE_BUILD_ARGS="--platform=linux/amd64"

Linux (ARM)

export ODO_IMAGE_BUILD_ARGS="--platform=linux/arm64"

Windows (AMD64)

export ODO_IMAGE_BUILD_ARGS="--platform=windows/amd64"

Step 1. Create the initial development application

Complete the Developing with Go guide before continuing.

Step 2. Containerize the application

In order to deploy our application, we must containerize it in order to build and push to a registry. Create the following Dockerfile in the same directory:

# This Dockerfile is referenced from:
# https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/main/run/helloworld/Dockerfile

# Build
FROM golang:1.17-buster as builder
WORKDIR /app
COPY go.* ./
RUN go mod download
COPY . ./
RUN go build -v -o server

# Create a "lean" container
FROM debian:buster-slim
RUN set -x && apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y \
    ca-certificates && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
COPY --from=builder /app/server /app/server

# Run
CMD ["/app/server"]

Step 3. Modify the Devfile

Let's modify the devfile.yaml and add the respective deployment code.

caution

When copy/pasting to devfile.yaml, make sure the lines you inserted are correctly indented.

odo deploy uses Devfile schema 2.2.0. Change the schema to reflect the change:

# Deploy "kind" ID's use schema 2.2.0+
schemaVersion: 2.2.0

Add the variables and change them appropriately:

# Add the following variables code anywhere in devfile.yaml
# This MUST be a container registry you are able to access
variables:
  CONTAINER_IMAGE: quay.io/MYUSERNAME/go-odo-example
  RESOURCE_NAME: my-go-app
  CONTAINER_PORT: "8080"
  DOMAIN_NAME: go.example.com

Add the commands used to deploy:

# This is the main "composite" command that will run all below commands
commands:
- id: deploy
  composite:
    commands:
    - build-image
    - k8s-deployment
    - k8s-service
    - k8s-url
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: deploy

# Below are the commands and their respective components that they are "linked" to deploy
- id: build-image
  apply:
    component: outerloop-build
- id: k8s-deployment
  apply:
    component: outerloop-deployment
- id: k8s-service
  apply:
    component: outerloop-service
- id: k8s-url
  apply:
    component: outerloop-url

Add the Docker image location as well as Kubernetes Deployment and Service resources to components:

components:

# This will build the container image before deployment
- name: outerloop-build
  image:
    dockerfile:
      buildContext: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
      rootRequired: false
      uri: ./Dockerfile
    imageName: "{{CONTAINER_IMAGE}}"

# This will create a Deployment in order to run your container image across
# the cluster.
- name: outerloop-deployment
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      kind: Deployment
      apiVersion: apps/v1
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        replicas: 1
        selector:
          matchLabels:
            app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        template:
          metadata:
            labels:
              app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
          spec:
            containers:
              - name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
                image: {{CONTAINER_IMAGE}}
                ports:
                  - name: http
                    containerPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
                    protocol: TCP
                resources:
                  limits:
                    memory: "1024Mi"
                    cpu: "500m"

# This will create a Service so your Deployment is accessible.
# Depending on your cluster, you may modify this code so it's a
# NodePort, ClusterIP or a LoadBalancer service.
- name: outerloop-service
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: v1
      kind: Service
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        ports:
        - name: "{{CONTAINER_PORT}}"
          port: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
          protocol: TCP
          targetPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
        selector:
          app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        type: NodePort

To be able to access our application we need to add one more component to the Devfile. For OpenShift cluster we add Route. For Kubernetes cluster we add Ingress.

Kubernetes

- name: outerloop-url
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
      kind: Ingress
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        rules:
          - host: "{{DOMAIN_NAME}}"
            http:
              paths:
                - path: "/"
                  pathType: Prefix
                  backend:
                    service:
                      name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}} 
                      port:
                        number: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}

OpenShift

- name: outerloop-url
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
      kind: Route
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        path: /
        to:
          kind: Service
          name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        port:
          targetPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}

Your final Devfile should look something like this:

note

Your Devfile might slightly vary from the example below, but the example should give you an idea about the placements of all the components and commands.

Kubernetes

commands:
- exec:
    commandLine: go build main.go
    component: runtime
    env:
    - name: GOPATH
      value: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}/.go
    - name: GOCACHE
      value: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}/.cache
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: build
    workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  id: build
- exec:
    commandLine: ./main
    component: runtime
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: run
    workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  id: run
# This is the main "composite" command that will run all below commands
- id: deploy
  composite:
    commands:
    - build-image
    - k8s-deployment
    - k8s-service
    - k8s-url
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: deploy
# Below are the commands and their respective components that they are "linked" to deploy
- id: build-image
  apply:
    component: outerloop-build
- id: k8s-deployment
  apply:
    component: outerloop-deployment
- id: k8s-service
  apply:
    component: outerloop-service
- id: k8s-url
  apply:
    component: outerloop-url
components:
- container:
    args:
    - tail
    - -f
    - /dev/null
    endpoints:
    - name: http-go
      targetPort: 8080
    image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/go-toolset:latest
    memoryLimit: 1024Mi
    mountSources: true
  name: runtime
# This will build the container image before deployment
- name: outerloop-build
  image:
    dockerfile:
      buildContext: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
      rootRequired: false
      uri: ./Dockerfile
    imageName: "{{CONTAINER_IMAGE}}"
# This will create a Deployment in order to run your container image across
# the cluster.
- name: outerloop-deployment
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      kind: Deployment
      apiVersion: apps/v1
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        replicas: 1
        selector:
          matchLabels:
            app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        template:
          metadata:
            labels:
              app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
          spec:
            containers:
              - name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
                image: {{CONTAINER_IMAGE}}
                ports:
                  - name: http
                    containerPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
                    protocol: TCP
                resources:
                  limits:
                    memory: "1024Mi"
                    cpu: "500m"
# This will create a Service so your Deployment is accessible.
# Depending on your cluster, you may modify this code so it's a
# NodePort, ClusterIP or a LoadBalancer service.
- name: outerloop-service
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: v1
      kind: Service
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        ports:
        - name: "{{CONTAINER_PORT}}"
          port: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
          protocol: TCP
          targetPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
        selector:
          app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        type: NodePort
- name: outerloop-url
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
      kind: Ingress
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        rules:
          - host: "{{DOMAIN_NAME}}"
            http:
              paths:
                - path: "/"
                  pathType: Prefix
                  backend:
                    service:
                      name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
                      port:
                        number: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
metadata:
  description: Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build
    simple, reliable, and efficient software.
  displayName: Go Runtime
  icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devfile-samples/devfile-stack-icons/main/golang.svg
  language: Go
  name: my-go-app
  projectType: Go
  provider: Red Hat
  tags:
  - Go
  version: 1.0.2
# Deploy "kind" ID's use schema 2.2.0+
schemaVersion: 2.2.0
starterProjects:
- description: A Go project with a simple HTTP server
  git:
    checkoutFrom:
      revision: main
    remotes:
      origin: https://github.com/devfile-samples/devfile-stack-go.git
  name: go-starter
# Add the following variables code anywhere in devfile.yaml
# This MUST be a container registry you are able to access
variables:
  CONTAINER_IMAGE: quay.io/MYUSERNAME/go-odo-example
  RESOURCE_NAME: my-go-app
  CONTAINER_PORT: "8080"
  DOMAIN_NAME: go.example.com

OpenShift

commands:
- exec:
    commandLine: go build main.go
    component: runtime
    env:
    - name: GOPATH
      value: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}/.go
    - name: GOCACHE
      value: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}/.cache
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: build
    workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  id: build
- exec:
    commandLine: ./main
    component: runtime
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: run
    workingDir: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
  id: run
# This is the main "composite" command that will run all below commands
- id: deploy
  composite:
    commands:
    - build-image
    - k8s-deployment
    - k8s-service
    - k8s-url
    group:
      isDefault: true
      kind: deploy
# Below are the commands and their respective components that they are "linked" to deploy
- id: build-image
  apply:
    component: outerloop-build
- id: k8s-deployment
  apply:
    component: outerloop-deployment
- id: k8s-service
  apply:
    component: outerloop-service
- id: k8s-url
  apply:
    component: outerloop-url
components:
- container:
    args:
    - tail
    - -f
    - /dev/null
    endpoints:
    - name: http-go
      targetPort: 8080
    image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/go-toolset:latest
    memoryLimit: 1024Mi
    mountSources: true
  name: runtime
# This will build the container image before deployment
- name: outerloop-build
  image:
    dockerfile:
      buildContext: ${PROJECT_SOURCE}
      rootRequired: false
      uri: ./Dockerfile
    imageName: "{{CONTAINER_IMAGE}}"
# This will create a Deployment in order to run your container image across
# the cluster.
- name: outerloop-deployment
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      kind: Deployment
      apiVersion: apps/v1
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        replicas: 1
        selector:
          matchLabels:
            app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        template:
          metadata:
            labels:
              app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
          spec:
            containers:
              - name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
                image: {{CONTAINER_IMAGE}}
                ports:
                  - name: http
                    containerPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
                    protocol: TCP
                resources:
                  limits:
                    memory: "1024Mi"
                    cpu: "500m"
# This will create a Service so your Deployment is accessible.
# Depending on your cluster, you may modify this code so it's a
# NodePort, ClusterIP or a LoadBalancer service.
- name: outerloop-service
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: v1
      kind: Service
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        ports:
        - name: "{{CONTAINER_PORT}}"
          port: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
          protocol: TCP
          targetPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
        selector:
          app: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        type: NodePort
- name: outerloop-url
  kubernetes:
    inlined: |
      apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
      kind: Route
      metadata:
        name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
      spec:
        path: /
        to:
          kind: Service
          name: {{RESOURCE_NAME}}
        port:
          targetPort: {{CONTAINER_PORT}}
metadata:
  description: Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build
    simple, reliable, and efficient software.
  displayName: Go Runtime
  icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devfile-samples/devfile-stack-icons/main/golang.svg
  language: Go
  name: my-go-app
  projectType: Go
  provider: Red Hat
  tags:
  - Go
  version: 1.0.2
# Deploy "kind" ID's use schema 2.2.0+
schemaVersion: 2.2.0
starterProjects:
- description: A Go project with a simple HTTP server
  git:
    checkoutFrom:
      revision: main
    remotes:
      origin: https://github.com/devfile-samples/devfile-stack-go.git
  name: go-starter
# Add the following variables code anywhere in devfile.yaml
# This MUST be a container registry you are able to access
variables:
  CONTAINER_IMAGE: quay.io/MYUSERNAME/go-odo-example
  RESOURCE_NAME: my-go-app
  CONTAINER_PORT: "8080"

Step 4. Run the odo deploy command

Now we're ready to deploy our application on the cluster:

odo deploy

Sample Output

$ odo deploy
  __
 /  \__     Deploying the application using my-go-app Devfile
 \__/  \    Namespace: odo-dev
 /  \__/    odo version: v3.10.0
 \__/

↪ Building & Pushing Container: quay.io/MYUSERNAME/go-odo-example
 •  Building image locally  ...
build -t quay.io/MYUSERNAME/go-odo-example -f /home/user/quickstart-demo/go-demo/Dockerfile /home/user/quickstart-demo/go-demo
 ✓  Building image locally
 •  Pushing image to container registry  ...
push quay.io/MYUSERNAME/go-odo-example
 ✓  Pushing image to container registry

↪ Deploying Kubernetes Component: my-go-app
 ✓  Creating resource Deployment/my-go-app

↪ Deploying Kubernetes Component: my-go-app
 ✓  Creating resource Service/my-go-app

↪ Deploying Kubernetes Component: my-go-app
 ✓  Creating resource Ingress/my-go-app

Your Devfile has been successfully deployed

Step 5. Accessing the application

You can now determine how to access the application by running odo describe component:

odo describe component

Check for Kubernetes Ingresses if you are on a Kubernetes cluster or OpenShift Routes if you are an OpenShift cluster to obtain the URI for accessing your application.

Sample Output

Kubernetes

Name: my-go-app
Display Name: Go Runtime
Project Type: Go
Language: Go
Version: 1.0.2
Description: Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.
Tags: Go

Running in: Deploy

Supported odo features:
 •  Dev: true
 •  Deploy: true
 •  Debug: false

Container components:
 •  runtime

Kubernetes components:
 •  outerloop-deployment
 •  outerloop-service
 •  outerloop-url

Kubernetes Ingresses:
 •  my-go-app: go.example.com/

OpenShift

Name: my-go-app
Display Name: Go Runtime
Project Type: Go
Language: Go
Version: 1.0.2
Description: Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.
Tags: Go

Running in: Deploy

Supported odo features:
 •  Dev: true
 •  Deploy: true
 •  Debug: false

Container components:
 •  runtime

Kubernetes components:
 •  outerloop-deployment
 •  outerloop-service
 •  outerloop-url

OpenShift Routes:
 •  my-go-app: my-go-app-pvala-crt-dev.apps.sandbox-m2.ll9k.p1.openshiftapps.com/

Step 6. Delete the resources

After testing your application, you may optionally undeploy using the odo delete component command:

odo delete component

Sample output

$ odo delete component
Searching resources to delete, please wait...
This will delete "my-go-app" from the namespace "odo-dev".
 •  The following resources will get deleted from cluster:
 •      - Deployment: my-go-app
 •      - Service: my-go-app
 •      - Ingress: my-go-app

? Are you sure you want to delete "my-go-app" and all its resources? Yes
 ✓  Deleting resources from cluster [65ms]
The component "my-go-app" is successfully deleted from namespace "odo-dev"