(Optional) Try with K8s Helm

Introduction

Now we show how to deploy Casdoor on Kubernetes using Helm for easy and scalable management.

Prerequisites

• A running Kubernetes cluster
• Helm v3 installed

Installation Steps

Step 1: Install the Casdoor Chart

Install the Casdoor chart:

helm install casdoor oci://registry-1.docker.io/casbin/casdoor-helm-charts --version 1.524.0

Step 2: Accessing Casdoor

Once installed, Casdoor can be accessed at the provided service URL by your Kubernetes cluster.

Customization and Configuration

Customize your Casdoor installation by modifying the Helm chart values. For detailed options, refer to the values.yaml file in the chart. The following parameters can be configured.

Parameter	Description	Default Value
replicaCount	Number of replicas of the Casdoor application to run.	1
image.repository	Repository for the Casdoor Docker image.	casbin
image.name	Name of the Casdoor Docker image.	casdoor
image.pullPolicy	Pull policy for the Casdoor Docker image.	IfNotPresent
image.tag	Tag for the Casdoor Docker image.	""
config	Configuration settings for the Casdoor application.	See config field
database.driver	Database driver to use (supports mysql, postgres, cockroachdb, sqlite3).	sqlite3
database.user	Database username.	""
database.password	Database password.	""
database.host	Database host.	""
database.port	Database port.	""
database.databaseName	Name of the database used by Casdoor.	casdoor
database.sslMode	SSL mode for the database connection.	disable
service.type	Type of Kubernetes service to create for Casdoor (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer, etc.).	ClusterIP
service.port	Port number for the Casdoor service.	8000
ingress.enabled	Whether to enable Ingress for Casdoor.	false
ingress.annotations	Annotations for the Ingress resource.	{}
ingress.hosts	Hostnames for the Ingress resource.	[]
resources	Resource requests and limits for the Casdoor container.	{}
autoscaling.enabled	Whether to enable Horizontal Pod Autoscaler for Casdoor.	false
autoscaling.minReplicas	Minimum number of replicas for Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.	1
autoscaling.maxReplicas	Maximum number of replicas for Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.	100
autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage	Target CPU utilization percentage for Horizontal Pod Autoscaler.	80
nodeSelector	Node labels for pod assignment.	{}
tolerations	Toleration labels for pod assignment.	[]
affinity	Affinity settings for pod assignment.	{}
extraContainersEnabled	Whether to enable additional sidecar containers.	false
extraContainers	Additional sidecar containers.	""
extraVolumeMounts	Additional volume mounts for the Casdoor container.	[]
extraVolumes	Additional volumes for the Casdoor container.	[]
envFromSecret	Provide Environment variable from secret.	[{name:"",secretName:"",key:""}]
envFromConfigmap	Provide Environment variable from configmap.	[{name:"",configmapName:"",key:""}]
envFrom	Provide Environment variable from entire secret or configmap.	[{name:"",type:"configmap \| secret"}]

Managing the Deployment

To upgrade your Casdoor deployment:

helm upgrade casdoor casdoor/casdoor-helm-charts

To uninstall Casdoor:

helm delete casdoor

For further management and customization, refer to the Helm and Kubernetes documentation.

Conclusion

Using Helm to deploy Casdoor on Kubernetes simplifies the management and scalability of your authentication services within your Kubernetes environment.