Setup on IT-CNE Cloud-Native Core

Web terminal

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Using OpenShift’s web terminal might be more convenient for you as it doesn’t require you to install kubectl locally on your computer.

Note

If you do change your mind, head right over to 1.1.1. Local usage.

First of all, open your browser. Then, log in on OpenShift’s web console using the URL and credentials provided by your trainer.

Task 2: Initialize terminal

Warning

Make sure to create a dedicated project for the web terminal!

Optional Kubernetes power tools

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Optional Kubernetes power tools

kubectx and kubens are two handy shell scripts which let you easily switch between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces. See https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx for detailed instructions.

Installation of kubectx and kubens:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahmetb/kubectx/master/kubectx -o ~/bin/kubectx
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahmetb/kubectx/master/kubens -o ~/bin/kubens
chmod +x ~/bin/kubectx ~/bin/kubens

kube-ps1 is another helpful shell script which adds the current context and namespace to the shell prompt: https://github.com/jonmosco/kube-ps1

fzf is yet another handy helper tool when you have to deal with a lot of contexts or namespaces by adding an interactive menu to kubectx and kubens: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

Other ways to work with OpenShift

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Other ways to work with OpenShift

If you don’t have access to a running OpenShift development environment (anymore), there are several options to get one.

OpenShift Developer Sandbox: 30 days of no-cost access to a shared cluster on OpenShift
OpenShift Local: A local OpenShift environmennt running on your machine
OKD single node installation: OKD (OpenShift community edition) single node installation

Next steps

When you’re ready to go, head on over to the labs and begin with the training!

Setup on IT-CNE Cloud-Native Core

Web terminal

Task 1: Login on the web console

Task 2: Initialize terminal

Optional Kubernetes power tools

Optional Kubernetes power tools

Other ways to work with OpenShift

Other ways to work with OpenShift

Next steps