zkt25/z2

Blog Application with Kubernetes

This project deploys a simple blog application with Flask and PostgreSQL on Kubernetes.

Application Features

• Create and publish blog articles with title and content
• View all articles in a responsive interface
• Delete articles with a single click
• Persistent storage for database content

Architecture

The application consists of:

• Flask web application for creating and deleting blog articles
• PostgreSQL database to store the articles
• Kubernetes deployment for orchestration and scaling

Technologies Used

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Flask Templates
• Backend: Python, Flask
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Container: Docker
• Orchestration: Kubernetes, Minikube

Deployment Instructions

Prerequisites

• Docker
• Minikube
• kubectl

Step 1: Preparation

Run the preparation script to create the namespace and build the Docker image:

chmod +x prepare-app.sh
./prepare-app.sh

Step 2: Deployment

Launch the application with:

chmod +x start-app.sh
./start-app.sh

Step 3: Access the Application

Get the application URL with:

minikube service blog-app-service -n myapp-namespace --url

Open this URL in your browser to access the blog application.

Step 4: Shutdown

When finished, clean up all resources with:

chmod +x stop-app.sh
./stop-app.sh