# Deploying to Minikube

## Install Minikube

If you haven't an existing installation of Minikube on your computer, [follow the official tutorial](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/).

When Minkube is installed, start the cluster:

    minikube start --addons registry --addons dashboard

The previous command starts Minikube with a Docker registry (we'll use it in the next step) and with the Kubernetes dashboard.

If you use Mac or Windows, [refer to the documentation](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/handbook/registry/#docker-on-macos) to learn how to expose the Docker registry installed as an addon on the port 5000 of the host.

Finally, [install Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/). We'll use it to deploy the application in the cluster thanks to the chart provided in the API Platform distribution.

## Building and Pushing Docker Images

First, build the images:

    docker build -t localhost:5000/php api --target api_platform_php
    docker build -t localhost:5000/caddy api --target api_platform_caddy
    docker build -t localhost:5000/pwa pwa --target api_platform_pwa_prod

Then push the images in the registry installed in Minikube:

    docker push localhost:5000/php
    docker push localhost:5000/caddy
    docker push localhost:5000/pwa

## Deploying

Finally, deploy the project using the Helm chart:

    $ helm install my-project helm/api-platform \
      --set php.image.repository=localhost:5000/php \
      --set php.image.tag=latest \
      --set caddy.image.repository=localhost:5000/caddy \
      --set caddy.image.tag=latest \
      --set pwa.image.repository=localhost:5000/pwa \
      --set pwa.image.tag=latest

Copy and paste the commands displayed in the terminal to enable the port forwarding then go to `http://localhost:8080` to access your application!

Run `minikube dashboard` at any moment to see the state of your deployments.