Hi, I am trying to deploy the discourse base image into a kubernetes cluster. The build of the base image works but obviously the CMD part that should start the launcher is missing. I already tried to search the launcher on /var/discourse, but I am unable to find it (root looks like a normal ubun…

[image] technik: I am trying to deploy the discourse base image into a kubernetes cluster. You can’t. You’ll need to create a custom image that has a little more stuff in it than the base image includes. For some hints on what you’ll need to do, see Can Discourse ship frequent Docker images t…

I think I’ve got it figure out, though I haven’t yet automated it. I’ve got several other things going on that have that pushed back a bit. If you have a budget, I’d be happy to help out. You can PM me or see contact info in my profile.

@technik , Did you get the base image deployed on Kubernetes? Any tips or issues you’d like to share?

this is very interesting, would love to learn more about this

Had I gotten here first, I’d likely have closed this. :slight_smile: What is interesting? What do you want to know about and why? Kubernetes will (almost certainly, though it’s not up to me) never be supported. I’m working with someone this week who needs help with their k8s deployment. If you’ve …

I would love to learn more about every part of it. Agreed, it will probably never be supported and I would not expect that. The Discord team provides something amazing as it is, I I wouldn’t expect them to support more than they do. But that is also precisely why forums are great, we can exchange …

[image] Bastiaan Quast: I would love to learn more about every part of it. In broad strokes, if you did want to crank up Discourse with k8s, you’d start with a normal two-container install (or look at topics about using an external database), build an image with launcher, then push that image…

Docker/Kubernetes: Location of launcher

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@pfaffman, How has finding the solution to this problem gone? Any other tips and tricks? I’m about to dive down this rabbit hole myself.

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Docker/Kubernetes: Location of launcher

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