Setup Perforator test deployment in Kubernetes via Helm

In this tutorial we will deploy Perforator on a Kubernetes cluster via the Helm package manager without additional database setup.

Warning

This setup is intended solely for demonstration. There is no guarantee for compatibility with older versions of the chart. Please do not use it in production environments.

Prerequisites

  • Kubernetes cluster
  • Helm 3+

Note

To run Kubernetes locally you can install minikube or kind.

Adding Helm Repository

helm repo add perforator https://helm.perforator.tech
helm repo update

Installing Helm Chart

Create file my-values.yaml with values:

my-values.yaml example

databases:
  postgresql:
    migrations:
      enabled: true
    db: "perforator"
    user: "perforator"
    password: "perforator"
  clickhouse:
    migrations:
      enabled: true
    insecure: true
    db: "perforator"
    user: "perforator"
    password: "perforator"
  s3:
    buckets:
      profiles: "perforator-profile"
      binaries: "perforator-binary"
      taskResults: "perforator-task-results"
      binariesGSYM: "perforator-binary-gsym"
    insecure: true
    force_path_style: true
    accessKey: "perforator"
    secretKey: "perforator"

proxy:
  url_prefix: "http://localhost:8080/static/results/"

testing:
  enableTestingDatabases: true

Use created values to install chart:

helm install perforator-release -n perforator perforator/perforator -f my-values.yaml --create-namespace

Connecting to Perforator UI

To access the Perforator UI, configure port forwarding to the local machine:

kubectl port-forward svc/perforator-release-perforator-web-service -n perforator 8080:80

Then open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

Uninstalling Helm Chart

helm uninstall perforator-release -n perforator
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