40-deploy-an-app.md

Deploy a sample web app on a domain name

A brief copy of the GKE static IP tutorial is below.

First, deploy the sample web application manifest which contains the Deployment and a NodePort Service (required by Ingress):

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahmetb/gke-letsencrypt/master/yaml/sample-app.yaml

Create a static IP called to (will be used in the Ingress):

gcloud compute addresses create helloweb-ip --global

Then, deploy the Ingress using this manifest:

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ahmetb/gke-letsencrypt/master/yaml/sample-ingress.yaml

Run kubectl get ingress until you see the static IP address assigned to the load balancer.

Visit this IP address on your browser.

⚠️ Wait until visiting the IP address works: The Google HTTP Load Balancer can take 5-10 minutes; during that time you'll see 404s, and other server errors. Do not panic, be patient!

After it works, update your domain name records (at your domain registrar or DNS provider) with this IP address.

Verify the domain name works in your browser before proceeding —use http://, as we don't have https:// yet.

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Next: Get a certificate for your domain name →