Parse
Parse is an open source version of the Parse backend that can be deployed to any infrastructure that can run Node.js.
TL;DR;
$ helm install stable/parse
Introduction
This chart bootstraps a Parse deployment on a Kubernetes cluster using the Helm package manager.
Bitnami charts can be used with Kubeapps for deployment and management of Helm Charts in clusters. This chart has been tested to work with NGINX Ingress, cert-manager, fluentd and Prometheus on top of the BKPR.
Prerequisites
- Kubernetes 1.4+ with Beta APIs enabled
- PV provisioner support in the underlying infrastructure
Installing the Chart
To install the chart with the release name my-release:
$ helm install --name my-release stable/parse
The command deploys Parse on the Kubernetes cluster in the default configuration. The configuration section lists the parameters that can be configured during installation.
Tip
: List all releases using
helm list
Uninstalling the Chart
To uninstall/delete the my-release deployment:
$ helm delete my-release
The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and deletes the release.
Configuration
The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Parse chart and their default values.
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
global.imageRegistry |
Global Docker image registry | nil |
global.imagePullSecrets |
Global Docker registry secret names as an array | [] (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods) |
service.type |
Kubernetes Service type | LoadBalancer |
service.port |
Service HTTP port (Dashboard) | 80 |
service.loadBalancerIP |
loadBalancerIP for the Parse Service |
nil |
service.externalTrafficPolicy |
Enable client source IP preservation | Cluster |
service.nodePorts.http |
Kubernetes http node port | "" |
server.image.registry |
Parse image registry | docker.io |
server.image.repository |
Parse image name | bitnami/parse |
server.image.tag |
Parse image tag | {VERSION} |
server.image.pullPolicy |
Image pull policy | Always if imageTag is latest, else IfNotPresent |
server.image.pullSecrets |
Specify docker-registry secret names as an array | [] (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods) |
server.securityContext.enabled |
Enable security context for Parse Server | true |
server.securityContext.fsGroup |
Group ID for Parse Server container | 1001 |
server.securityContext.runAsUser |
User ID for Parse Server container | 1001 |
server.port |
Parse server server port | 1337 |
server.mountPath |
Parse server API mount path | /parse |
server.appId |
Parse server App Id | myappID |
server.masterKey |
Parse server Master Key | random 10 character alphanumeric string |
server.resources |
CPU/Memory resource requests/limits | Memory: 512Mi, CPU: 300m |
dashboard.enabled |
Enable parse dashboard | true |
dashboard.image.registry |
Dashboard image registry | docker.io |
dashboard.image.repository |
Dashboard image name | bitnami/parse-dashboard |
dashboard.image.tag |
Dashboard image tag | {VERSION} |
dashboard.image.pullPolicy |
Image pull policy | Always if imageTag is latest, else IfNotPresent |
dashboard.securityContext.enabled |
Enable security context for Dashboard | true |
dashboard.securityContext.fsGroup |
Group ID for Dashboard container | 1001 |
dashboard.securityContext.runAsUser |
User ID for Dashboard container | 1001 |
dashboard.image.pullSecrets |
Specify docker-registry secret names as an array | [] (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods) |
dashboard.username |
Dashboard username | user |
dashboard.password |
Dashboard user password | random 10 character alphanumeric string |
dashboard.appName |
Dashboard application name | MyDashboard |
dashboard.resources |
CPU/Memory resource requests/limits | Memory: 512Mi, CPU: 300m |
persistence.enabled |
Enable Parse persistence using PVC | true |
persistence.storageClass |
PVC Storage Class for Parse volume | nil (uses alpha storage class annotation) |
persistence.accessMode |
PVC Access Mode for Parse volume | ReadWriteOnce |
persistence.size |
PVC Storage Request for Parse volume | 8Gi |
ingress.enabled |
Enable ingress controller resource | false |
ingress.annotations |
Ingress annotations | [] |
ingress.certManager |
Add annotations for cert-manager | false |
ingress.dashboard.hosts[0].name |
Hostname to your Parse Dashboard installation | ghost.local |
ingress.dashboard.hosts[0].path |
Path within the url structure | / |
ingress.dashboard.hosts[0].tls |
Utilize TLS backend in ingress | false |
ingress.dashboard.hosts[0].tlsHosts |
Array of TLS hosts for ingress record (defaults to ingress.hosts[0].name if nil) |
nil |
ingress.dashboard.hosts[0].tlsSecret |
TLS Secret (certificates) | ghost.local-tls-secret |
ingress.server.hosts[0].name |
Hostname to your Parse Server installation | ghost.local |
ingress.server.hosts[0].path |
Path within the url structure | / |
ingress.server.hosts[0].tls |
Utilize TLS backend in ingress | false |
ingress.server.hosts[0].tlsHosts |
Array of TLS hosts for ingress record (defaults to ingress.hosts[0].name if nil) |
nil |
ingress.server.hosts[0].tlsSecret |
TLS Secret (certificates) | ghost.local-tls-secret |
ingress.secrets[0].name |
TLS Secret Name | nil |
ingress.secrets[0].certificate |
TLS Secret Certificate | nil |
ingress.secrets[0].key |
TLS Secret Key | nil |
mongodb.usePassword |
Enable MongoDB password authentication | true |
mongodb.password |
MongoDB admin password | nil |
mongodb.persistence.enabled |
Enable MongoDB persistence using PVC | true |
mongodb.persistence.storageClass |
PVC Storage Class for MongoDB volume | nil (uses alpha storage class annotation) |
mongodb.persistence.accessMode |
PVC Access Mode for MongoDB volume | ReadWriteOnce |
mongodb.persistence.size |
PVC Storage Request for MongoDB volume | 8Gi |
The above parameters map to the env variables defined in bitnami/parse. For more information please refer to the bitnami/parse image documentation.
Note
:
For the Parse application function correctly, you should specify the
parseHostparameter to specify the FQDN (recommended) or the public IP address of the Parse service.Optionally, you can specify the
loadBalancerIPparameter to assign a reserved IP address to the Parse service of the chart. However please note that this feature is only available on a few cloud providers (f.e. GKE).To reserve a public IP address on GKE:
$ gcloud compute addresses create parse-public-ipThe reserved IP address can be associated to the Parse service by specifying it as the value of the
loadBalancerIPparameter while installing the chart.
Specify each parameter using the --set key=value[,key=value] argument to helm install. For example,
$ helm install --name my-release \
--set dashboard.username=admin,dashboard.password=password \
stable/parse
The above command sets the Parse administrator account username and password to admin and password respectively.
Alternatively, a YAML file that specifies the values for the above parameters can be provided while installing the chart. For example,
$ helm install --name my-release -f values.yaml stable/parse
Tip
: You can use the default values.yaml
Persistence
The Bitnami Parse image stores the Parse data and configurations at the /bitnami/parse path of the container.
Persistent Volume Claims are used to keep the data across deployments. This is known to work in GCE, AWS, and minikube. See the Configuration section to configure the PVC or to disable persistence.
Upgrading
To 5.1.0
Parse & Parse Dashboard containers were moved to a non-root approach. There shouldn't be any issue when upgrading since the corresponding securityContext is enabled by default. Both container images and chart can be upgraded by running the command below:
$ helm upgrade my-release stable/parse
If you use a previous container image (previous to 3.1.2-r14 for Parse or 1.2.0-r69 for Parse Dashboard), disable the securityContext by running the command below:
$ helm upgrade my-release stable/parse --set server.securityContext.enabled=fase,dashboard.securityContext.enabled=fase,server.image.tag=XXX,dashboard.image.tag=YYY
To 3.0.0
Backwards compatibility is not guaranteed unless you modify the labels used on the chart's deployments. Use the workaround below to upgrade from versions previous to 3.0.0. The following example assumes that the release name is parse:
$ kubectl patch deployment parse-parse-dashboard --type=json -p='[{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/selector/matchLabels/chart"}]'
$ kubectl patch deployment parse-parse-server --type=json -p='[{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/selector/matchLabels/chart"}]'
$ kubectl patch deployment parse-mongodb --type=json -p='[{"op": "remove", "path": "/spec/selector/matchLabels/chart"}]'