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Kubernetes Cluster

The cosmo connect k8s CLI command connects your Cosmonic Super Constellation to a Kubernetes cluster of your choice.

How it works​

Given a Super Constellation operating in the Cosmonic App, cosmo connect k8s extends your constellation with two or more Kubernetes-based hosts.

cosmo connect k8s accomplishes this by:

  • Connecting to your Kubernetes cluster
  • Starting wasmCloud host workloads
  • Connecting your Super Constellation with the newly created hosts

Once cosmo connect k8s has finished creating your nodes, you can execute actors and providers on them just like any other managed node on the Cosmonic app.

Infrastructure Diagram​

Here's an infrastructure diagram to represent the flow of traffic to your Kubernetes cluster:

Cosmo Connect Kubernetes Architecture

Pre-requisites​

To run cosmo connect k8s, you'll need:

Quickstart​

To get started quickly, run the following command:

cosmo connect k8s

The command will:

Once completed, the output of cosmo connect k8s should look similar to the following:

Successfully connected to constellation [<constellation ID>]
✅ Successfully connected to k8s cluster
>>> ⠀⡐  Successfully created Role
✅ Successfully applied k8s resources
✅ Successfully started k8s resources
ℹ️  Found [<n>] k8s hosts
✅ Successfully started service applier actor
🔗 Kubernetes cluster successfully connected!
🚀 Open Cosmonic (https://app.cosmonic.com) to interact with your Kubernetes hosts.

Managing Kubernetes hosts from the Cosmonic Application​

Once started, Cosmonic hosts running in Kubernetes can be managed from the Cosmonic platform like any other hosts:

Cosmonic dashboard constellation view after running cosmo connect

Deploying an actor to a Kubernetes host​

Now that you've gotten your Kubernetes cluster connected to your Cosmonic Super Constellation, you can get started launching workloads on your Kubernetes nodes: