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Deploy your App using Wayfinder (without CI/CD)

Quick-Starter Guide Series

Prerequisites​


Key Steps​

  • Create an example application in Wayfinder with a single container component
  • Create an environment (cluster) using existing infrastructure
  • Preview your application deployment manifests (yaml)
  • Deploy your application into your environment (cluster)

Quick Guide​

In this guide, you'll learn how to deploy your app using Wayfinder without the need for any CI/CD integration, such as GitHub. This method is particularly convenient for those who are new to Wayfinder and are exploring its capabilities for the first time.

Complete the following steps using Wayfinder's CLI or Wayfinder's Web Interface.

Step 1: Create an Application​

Applications encapsulate the elements that make up your application's deployment.

Wayfinder Create an Application
  wf create application APP-NAME -w WORKSPACE --cloud CLOUD-PROVIDER

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Step 2: Create a Container Component​

Container components refer to the individual containers that make up an Application, encapsulated within Pods, and managed by the Kubernetes platform.

Wayfinder Create a Container Component
wf create appcomponent frontend --app app1 --type container --image quay.io/appvia-wf-dev/wftoolbox:latest -w sand2

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Step 3: Create an Environment using existing infrastructure​

Environments map to namespaces in Kubernetes. Kubernetes namespaces provide a mechanism for isolating groups of resources within a single cluster.

We're assuming that you already have a cluster.


Wayfinder Create an Environment
wf create appenv --app app1 --env demo1 --cluster aks-2eqk9 --stage nonprod

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Step 4: Preview Deployment Manifests (optional)​

Use the dry-run flag to see what the app deployment manifests look like before deploying your application.

Wayfinder Generate App Deployment Manifests 
wf deploy application app1 demo1 -w sand2 --dry-run -o yaml
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Step 5: Deploy your Application​

Instruct Wayfinder to deploy your application into the environment you've created in Step 3.

Wayfinder Deploy your App using Wayfinder 
wf deploy application app1 demo1 -w sand2
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