Create Redis database on Google Kubernetes Engine

Step 1. Pre-requisite#

Step 2. Ensure that gcloud is installed on your local Linux system:#

$ gcloud -v
Google Cloud SDK 320.0.0
alpha 2020.12.04
app-engine-go 1.9.71
app-engine-java 1.9.84
app-engine-python 1.9.91
app-engine-python-extras 1.9.91

Step 3. Create a 5 Node GKE cluster:#

$ gcloud container clusters create testredis --subnetwork default --num-nodes 5 --machine-type e2-standard-8 --enable-basic-auth --region us-east1

Step 4. Create a new namespace#

[node1 kubelabs]$ kubectl create namespace demo
namespace/demo created

Step 5. Switch context to the newly created namespace#

$ kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=demo
Context "kubernetes-admin@kubernetes" modified.

Step 6. Deploy the operator bundle#

To deploy the default installation with kubectl, the following command will deploy a bundle of all the yaml declarations required for the operator. You can download the bndle YAML file via this link:

$ kubectl apply -f bundle.yaml
role.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/redis-enterprise-operator created
rolebinding.rbac.authorization.k8s.io/redis-enterprise-operator created
serviceaccount/redis-enterprise-operator created
customresourcedefinition.apiextensions.k8s.io/redisenterpriseclusters.app.redislabs.com created
deployment.apps/redis-enterprise-operator created
customresourcedefinition.apiextensions.k8s.io/redisenterprisedatabases.app.redislabs.com created

Step 7. Listing the deployment:#

Run the below command to verify redis-enterprise-operator deployment is running.

kubectl get deployment
NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
redis-enterprise-operator 1/1 1 1 9m34s

Step 8. Create a Redis Enterprise Cluster#

Create a RedisEnterpriseCluster(REC) using the default configuration, which is suitable for development type deployments and works in typical scenarios:

$ kubectl apply -f crds/app_v1_redisenterprisecluster_cr.yaml
redisenterprisecluster.app.redislabs.com/redis-enterprise created

Step 9. Listing the RedisEnterpriseCluster#

The rec is a shortcut for RedisEnterpriseCluster. The cluster takes around 5-10 minutes to come up.Run the below command to list the RedisEnterpriseCluster:

$ kubectl get rec
NAME AGE
redis-enterprise 14s
[node1 redis-enterprise-k8s-docs]$

Step 10. Listing kubernetes resources#

$ kubectl get po,svc,deploy
NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
pod/redis-enterprise-0 2/2 Running 0 6m42s
pod/redis-enterprise-1 2/2 Running 0 4m34s
pod/redis-enterprise-2 2/2 Running 0 2m18s
pod/redis-enterprise-operator-58f8566fd7-5kcvz 1/1 Running 0 69m
pod/redis-enterprise-services-rigger-5849b86c65-lwql9 1/1 Running 0 6m42s
NAME TYPE CLUSTER-IP EXTERNAL-IP PORT(S) AGE
service/kubernetes ClusterIP 10.3.240.1 <none> 443/TCP 71m
service/redis-enterprise ClusterIP None <none> 9443/TCP,8001/TCP,8070/TCP 6m42s
service/redis-enterprise-ui LoadBalancer 10.3.246.252 35.196.117.24 8443:31473/TCP 6m42s
NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
deployment.apps/redis-enterprise-operator 1/1 1 1 69m
deployment.apps/redis-enterprise-services-rigger 1/1 1 1 6m44s

You can verify the Pods and list of services over Google Cloud Dashboard UI:

Redis Enterprise UI

Step 11. Listing the secrets#

kubectl get secrets redis-enterprise -o yaml | grep password | awk '{print $2}'
bXVLeHRpblY=

Step 12. Listing the password#

echo bXVLeHRpblY= | base64 -d

Step 13. Creating a database#

Open https://localhost:8443 on the browser to see the Redis Enterprise Software web console. Click on "Setup", add your preferred DNS and admin credentials and proceed further to create your first Redis database using Redis Enterprise.

Next Step#

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