Automated installation with Kubernetes

Install FrontLine and Cassandra easily with Kubernetes

If you’re using Kubernetes-based injector pools, it is recommended to run FrontLine itself inside Kubernetes too:

  • Less configuration is required than when connecting to a cluster from the outside
  • It is not necessary to open firewall rules so that FrontLine can contact injectors

Getting FrontLine’s Docker image

FrontLine’s image is hosted as a private image on Docker Hub.

Please contact our support and provide us with your Docker Hub username so we can grant you access.

Getting FrontLine’s injectors Docker image

FrontLine’s injector image is publicly accessible on Docker Hub.

Setup Cassandra

This manifest setups a single-node Cassandra cluster, along with a service to expose it

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: cassandra
  namespace: frontline
spec:
  ports:
    - name: tcp
      port: 9042
  selector:
    app: cassandra
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: cassandra
  namespace: frontline
spec:
  replicas: 1
  strategy:
    type: Recreate
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: cassandra
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: cassandra
    spec:
      containers:
        - name: cassandra
          image: cassandra:3.11
          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
          resources:
            requests:
              cpu: 2
              memory: 3Gi
          ports:
            - containerPort: 9042
          volumeMounts:
            - mountPath: /var/lib/cassandra
              name: cassandra-data
          securityContext:
            capabilities:
              add:
                - IPC_LOCK
      volumes:
        - name: cassandra-data
          # Prefer PersistentVolumeClaims for durability
          hostPath:
            path: <local storage path for Cassandra data>

Setup FrontLine

Setup RBAC (optional)

If your cluster has RBAC enabled, this manifest configures the necessary permissions for FrontLine:

# Dedicated namespace for FrontLine
apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: frontline
---
# Service account named frontline
apiVersion: v1
kind: ServiceAccount
metadata:
  name: frontline-sa
  namespace: frontline
---
# Service account token
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: frontline-sa-token
  namespace: frontline
  annotations:
    kubernetes.io/service-account.name: frontline-sa
type: kubernetes.io/service-account-token
---
# Role containing needed permissions
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: Role
metadata:
  name: frontline-manage-injectors
  namespace: frontline
rules:
  # Used to check the pool configuration
  - apiGroups: [""]
    resources: ["namespaces"]
    verbs: ["get"]
    # Needed for management of injectors instances
  - apiGroups: [""]
    resources: ["services", "pods", "pods/exec"]
    verbs: ["create","delete","get","list","patch","update","watch"]
    # Only for usage of Ingresses
  - apiGroups: ["extensions"]
    resources: ["ingresses"]
    verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "watch"]
    # Only for usage of OpenShift Routes
  - apiGroups: ["route.openshift.io"]
    resources: ["routes", "routes/custom-host"]
    verbs: ["create", "delete", "get", "list", "watch"]
---
# Bind role to the service account
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: RoleBinding
metadata:
  name: frontline-role-binding
  namespace: frontline
roleRef:
  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
  kind: Role
  name: frontline-manage-injectors
subjects:
  - kind: ServiceAccount
    name: frontline-sa
    namespace: frontline
---
# Only for usage of NodePort
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRole
metadata:
  name: frontline-manage-injectors
rules:
  - apiGroups: [""]
    resources: ["nodes"]
    verbs: ["list"]
---
# Only for usage of NodePort
apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
kind: ClusterRoleBinding
metadata:
  name: frontline-cluster-role-binding
subjects:
  - kind: ServiceAccount
    name: frontline-sa
    namespace: frontline
    apiGroup: ""
roleRef:
  kind: ClusterRole
  name: frontline-manage-injectors
  apiGroup: ""

Setup Docker Hub credentials as a secret (Optional)

If you’re not mirroring FrontLine’s image in your private registry, you’ll need to setup your Docker credentials as a secret to pull FrontLine’s image:

kubectl create secret docker-registry docker-hub-credentials \
  --docker-server=<your-registry-server> \
  --docker-username=<your-name> \
  --docker-password=<your-pword> \
  --docker-email=<your-email>

Setup FrontLine

This manifest sets up FrontLine, pre configured with your license key and admin credentials. You can then expose FrontLine using LoadBalancer/NodePort services, Ingress, etc…

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: frontline-conf
  namespace: frontline
data:
  frontline.conf: |
    frontline.licenseKey = <YOUR FRONTLINE LICENSE KEY>
    frontline.security.superAdminPassword = <YOUR SUPER ADMIN PASSWORD>
    frontline.security.secretKey = <YOUR ENCRYPTION SECRET KEY>
    frontline.cassandra.contactPoints = [{
      host = cassandra.frontline.svc.cluster.local
      port = 9042
    }]    
  logback.xml: |
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <configuration>
      <contextListener class="ch.qos.logback.classic.jul.LevelChangePropagator">
        <resetJUL>true</resetJUL>
      </contextListener>
      <appender name="CONSOLE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
        <encoder>
          <pattern>%d [%-5level] %logger{15} - %msg%n%rEx</pattern>
        </encoder>
        <immediateFlush>false</immediateFlush>
      </appender>
      <root level="INFO">
        <appender-ref ref="CONSOLE"/>
      </root>
    </configuration>    
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: frontline
  namespace: frontline
spec:
  ports:
    - name: http
      port: 10542
  selector:
    app: frontline
---
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: frontline
  namespace: frontline
spec:
  replicas: 1
  strategy:
    type: Recreate
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: frontline
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: frontline
    spec:
      # Required unless you mirror FrontLine in your private registry
      imagePullSecrets:
        - name: docker-hub-credentials
      serviceAccountName: frontline-sa
      containers:
        - name: frontline
          imagePullPolicy: Never
          image: gatlingcorp/frontline:1.13.4
          resources:
            requests:
              cpu: 2
              memory: 4Gi
          ports:
            - containerPort: 10542
          volumeMounts:
            - mountPath: /opt/frontline/conf
              name: frontline-conf
            - mountPath: /opt/frontline/keys
              name: ssh-keys
      volumes:
        - name: frontline-conf
          configMap:
            name: frontline-conf
        - name: ssh-keys
          # Prefer PersistentVolumeClaims for durability
          hostPath:
            path: <local storage path for SSH keys>

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