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+# macOS specific file
+.DS_Store
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+# Terraform lock file
+.terraform.lock.hcl
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+# Terraform directory
+.terraform/
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+# Terraform state file
+terraform.tfstate
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+# Terraform state file backup
+terraform.tfstate.backup

README.md

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-# cd-automation
-cd automation
+# Kubernetes Deployment with Terraform and Helm
+
+This repository contains Terraform configurations and Helm charts for deploying applications on Docker Desktop Kubernetes. It includes Redis, a demo application using Argo Rollouts, and an NGINX Ingress Controller.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Docker Desktop with Kubernetes enabled
+- Terraform
+- Helm
+- kubectl
+- Argo Rollouts CLI
+
+## Setup
+
+### 1. Install Docker Desktop
+
+Download and install [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/).
+
+### 2. Enable Kubernetes in Docker Desktop
+
+1. Open Docker Desktop.
+2. Go to Settings.
+3. Select the Kubernetes tab.
+4. Check "Enable Kubernetes".
+5. Click "Apply & Restart".
+
+### 3. Install Terraform
+
+Follow the instructions on the [Terraform website](https://learn.hashicorp.com/tutorials/terraform/install-cli) to install Terraform.
+
+### 4. Install Helm
+
+Follow the instructions on the [Helm website](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) to install Helm.
+
+### 5. Install kubectl
+
+Follow the instructions on the [Kubernetes website](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/) to install kubectl.
+
+### 6. Install Argo Rollouts CLI
+
+Follow the instructions on the [Argo Rollouts GitHub page](https://github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts#installing) to install the Argo Rollouts CLI.
+
+## Deployment
+
+### 1. Clone the repository
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/arshadsiddique/cd-automation.git
+cd cd-automation
+```
+
+### 2. All the helm charts are stored in helm-charts folder.
+```bash
+helm-charts
+├── redis
+│   ├── Chart.yaml
+│   ├── templates
+│   │   ├── ingress.yaml
+│   │   ├── service.yaml
+│   │   └── statefulset.yaml
+│   └── values.yaml
+└── rollouts-demo
+    ├── Chart.yaml
+    ├── templates
+    │   ├── ingress.yaml
+    │   ├── rollout.yaml
+    │   ├── service-canary.yaml
+    │   └── service-primary.yaml
+    └── values.yaml
+```
+### 3. Install the Nginx controller for ingress.
+```bash
+kubectl create namespace ingress-nginx
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/main/deploy/static/provider/cloud/deploy.yaml
+```
+
+### 4. Install Argo Rollouts Controller
+```bash
+kubectl create namespace argo-rollouts
+kubectl apply -n argo-rollouts -f https://github.com/argoproj/argo-rollouts/releases/latest/download/install.yaml
+```
+
+### 5. Create host entries for local system in /etc/hosts for testing
+```bash
+vim /etc/hosts
+127.0.0.1 redis.local rollouts-demo.local
+```
+
+### 6. Initialize Terraform
+```bash
+terraform init
+```
+
+### 7. Plan and Apply the Terraform configuration
+```bash
+terraform plan
+terraform apply
+```
+
+### 8. To get the status of the rollouts
+```bash
+kubectl argo rollouts get rollout rollouts-demo
+```
+
+### 9. To promote a rollout
+```bash
+kubectl argo rollouts promote rollouts-demo
+```
+
+## Clean Up
+
+To destroy the infrastructure managed by Terraform:
+
+```bash
+terraform destroy
+```
+
+To uninstall the NGINX Ingress Controller:
+
+```bash
+kubectl delete namespace ingress-nginx
+```
+
+To uninstall the Argo Rollouts Controller:
+
+```bash
+kubectl delete namespace argo-rollouts
+```