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How to Use Skaffold for Continuous Development on Kubernetes

Skaffold is a command-line tool designed to facilitate continuous development for Kubernetes applications. Your Docker image comes pre-installed with Skaffold, making it easy to iterate on your applications without having to manually rebuild, push, and deploy your code. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use Skaffold:

1. Launch the Docker Image

Your Docker image already has Skaffold installed. If you're not already running the Docker container, launch it:

docker run --rm -it -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock -v ${PWD}:/home/minidevops/local --network=host --workdir /home/minidevops brakmic/devops:latest

2. Utilize Bash Completion

The Bash completion scripts for Skaffold are already installed and loaded in your Docker image. You can start typing a Skaffold command and press the TAB key to see possible completions. For example, start typing skaffold dev -- and then press TAB:

skaffold dev --

Pressing TAB will display all available flags for the skaffold dev command.

3. Develop with Skaffold

Skaffold has a dev command that watches your source code for changes and continuously builds, pushes, and deploys your application as you write code:

skaffold dev

This command will start a development cycle on your application. Any changes you make to your source code will be automatically detected, and the application will be rebuilt, pushed, and redeployed to your Kubernetes cluster.

4. Deploy with Skaffold

You can also use Skaffold to perform a one-time deployment of your application with the run command:

skaffold run

This command will build, push, and deploy your application once, similar to how dev works but without watching for changes in your source code.

5. Validate with Skaffold

The skaffold diagnose command inspects your Skaffold configuration and checks it for issues:

skaffold diagnose

This command will output a detailed analysis of your Skaffold configuration and Kubernetes resources, helping you troubleshoot any potential issues.

Note

  • Skaffold requires access to the Kubernetes API server to deploy applications, so you need to have the necessary permissions.
  • Skaffold supports a variety of build and deploy strategies, which can be configured in a skaffold.yaml file in your application's source code directory.

For more information about Skaffold and its capabilities, you can refer to the GitHub page.