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Install Gitpod Self-Hosted on Kubernetes

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This section describes how to install Gitpod on any Kubernetes cluster using Helm. This is the most flexible and generic way of installing Gitpod. The chart for stable releases resides in Helm repository charts.gitpod.io, charts for branch-builds can be found here, and the source of the charts is in our public git repository.

For some platforms we offer Terraform scripts that ease the infrastructure setup. Once the script has created the necessary infrastructure it will output a values.terraform.yaml that contains infrastructure-specific configuration for the helm deployment.

Prerequisites

See Installation requirements for Gitpod Self-Hosted.

Installation

To install Gitpod in your Kubernetes cluster, follow these steps:

  1. Create a file values.custom.yaml with the following content (please replace the keys/secrets, for instance with openssl rand -hex 20):

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    yml
    docker-registry:
    authentication:
        username: gitpod
        password: your-registry-password
rabbitmq:
    auth:
        username: your-rabbitmq-user
        password: your-secret-rabbitmq-password
minio:
    accessKey: your-random-access-key
    secretKey: your-random-secret-key

    You should replace the keys with 2 different random strings unique for your installation.

  2. Run the following commands in your local terminal:

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    bash
    helm repo add gitpod.io https://charts.gitpod.io

helm repo update

helm install -f values.custom.yaml gitpod gitpod.io/gitpod --version=0.10.0

  3. Configure domain and https.

  4. Run kubectl get pods and verify that all pods are in state RUNNING. If some are not, please see the Troubleshooting Guide.

  5. Go to https://<your-domain.com> and follow the steps to complete the installation.

Upgrade

  1. Check the Upgrade Guide and follow the steps outlined there.

  2. Run the update

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    bash
    helm install -f values.custom.yaml gitpod gitpod.io/gitpod --version=0.10.0

  3. Run kubectl get pods and verify that all pods are in state RUNNING. If some are not, please see the Troubleshooting Guide.

By default, the Helm chart installs a working Gitpod installation in a lot of scenarios. Yet, there are certain things you might want to review when installing Gitpod for long term use and/or a bigger audience:

  • Database: Configure where Gitpod stores all internal runtime data.
  • Storage: Configure where Gitpod persists workspace content.
  • Docker Registry: Configure where Gitpod stores workspace images.

Customization

Further customizations:

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