Localkube
Dev tools
local kubernetes development
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
9 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 5 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Makes local Kubernetes setup very easy
From 3 comments
I don't have a Google Container Engine account or kube cluster yet. So big props for making it easy to set one up locally. Because of this I had to hunt for how to install…
nzoschke on HNThat's the trick. I was expecting some sort of message to tell me where to find the service. Mattermost, Postgres and Kubernetes set up in minutes. Great work.
nzoschke on HNThanks for sharing. Kube is a direction we want to go with our servers and this looks to reduce the barrier to entry.
timemachine on HN
Good Unix-style composable tooling
From 2 comments
Nice! I love how you are building the spread tools as smaller composable parts and focusing on really practical use cases for experimenting, developing and deploying. It makes…
nzoschke on HNNice work, Redspread team. Can't wait to play with your tools this summer (:
mgallowa on HN
Objections
Name is easy to misread or has unfortunate connotations
From 2 comments
The bad thing about this project name is, if just glancing, it can be misread in a funny way. Like an automotive startup or more questionable establishment.
nickpsecurity on HNYou may be inclined to Google the string "define: cock"
arthurcolle on HN
Layering on top of Docker and Kubernetes adds complexity
From 1 comment
We have Docker. On top of it, we have docker-compose. On top of it, we have Kubernetes. On top of it, we have Spread. And it all goes on top of AWS or Google Cloud instances.…
atemerev on HN
Install instructions for kubectl are missing and a load balancer message is confusing
From 1 comment
I don't have a Google Container Engine account or kube cluster yet. So big props for making it easy to set one up locally. Because of this I had to hunt for how to install…
nzoschke on HN
Requests
Document how to install kubectl in the readme
From 1 comment
I don't have a Google Container Engine account or kube cluster yet. So big props for making it easy to set one up locally. Because of this I had to hunt for how to install…
nzoschke on HN
Tooling to deploy images and define services to a running cluster
From 2 comments
Basically tooling that takes you from a collection of images and service/replication controller definitions to a running stack. The main questions we ended up trying to answer…
markbnj on HNYeah in many respects it is a general use framework, but there are gaps. Build tooling and automation to deploy images and update service and replication controller definitions…
markbnj on HN
Questions
How does it differ from hack/local-up-cluster.sh
From 1 comment
You should clarify how this is different from https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
agelast on HN
What is the business model
From 1 comment
This is really awesome! One question: what's redspread's business model?
jupp0r on HN
Alternatives named
docker-compose-kubernetes
From 1 comment
Another option is to use docker compose to start kubernetes https://github.com/vyshane/docker-compose-kubernetes
mmgutz on HN
hack/local-up-cluster.sh
From 1 comment
Yeah, there's a container. I've not had great luck with it, though -- every time I'd get a kernel panic after a few minutes. What I'm doing now, and what I recommend to others,…
andrewstuart2 on HN
CoreOS Kubernetes Vagrant
From 1 comment
I had good success with the CoreOS Kubernetes Vagrant boxes [1]. However, I switched once Kubernetes became usable via Docker because the latter gives me super fast setups and…
vyshane on HN
Convox
From 1 comment
This seems really similar to what Convox does for AWS, would I be right in saying that?
tommoor on HN