K8s Kind Voting App

A comprehensive guide for setting up a Kubernetes cluster using Kind on an AWS EC2 instance, installing and configuring Argo CD, and deploying applications using Argo CD.

Overview

This guide covers the steps to:

• Launch an AWS EC2 instance.
• Install Docker and Kind.
• Create a Kubernetes cluster using Kind.
• Install and access kubectl.
• Set up the Kubernetes Dashboard.
• Install and configure Argo CD.
• Connect and manage your Kubernetes cluster with Argo CD.

Architecture

• A front-end web app in Python which lets you vote between two options
• A Redis which collects new votes
• A .NET worker which consumes votes and stores them in…
• A Postgres database backed by a Docker volume
• A Node.js web app which shows the results of the voting in real time