Installation Demo

Create a Mapping

In a typical configuration workflow, Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) are used to define the intended behavior of Ambassador Edge Stack. In this demo, we'll deploy a sample service and create a Mapping resource. Mappings allow you to associate parts of your domain with different URLs, IP addresses, or prefixes.

1. We'll start by deploying the quote service. Save the below configuration into a file named quote.yaml. This is a basic configuration that tells Kubernetes to deploy the quote container and create a Kubernetes service that points to the quote container.

2. Deploy the quote service to the cluster by typing the command kubectl apply -f quote.yaml

3. Now, create a Mapping configuration that tells Ambassador to route all traffic from /backend/ to the quote service. Copy the following YAML and save it to a file called quote-backend.yaml

4. Apply the configuration to the cluster by typing the command kubectl apply -f quote-backend.yaml

5. Test the configuration by typing curl -Lk https://<hostname>/backend/ or curl -Lk https://<IP address>/backend/

You should see something similar to the following:

A Single Source of Configuration

In the Ambassador Edge Stack, Kubernetes serves as the single source of configuration. Changes made on the command line (via kubectl) are reflected in the Edge Policy Console, and vice versa.

1. To see this in action, navigate to the Mappings tab. You'll see an entry for the quote-backend Mapping that was just created on the command line.

2. Type kubectl get hosts to see the Host resource that was created:

Developer Onboarding

The Quote service we just deployed publishes its API as a Swagger document. This API is automatically detected by the Ambassador Edge Stack and published.

1. In the Edge Policy Console, navigate to the APIs tab. You'll see the documentation there for internal use.

2. Navigate to https://<hostname>/docs/ or https://<IP address>/docs/ to see the externally visible Developer Portal (make sure you include the trailing /). This is a fully customizable portal that you can share with third parties who need information about your APIs.

What’s Next?

The Ambassador Edge Stack has a comprehensive range of features to support the requirements of any edge microservice.

To learn more about how the Ambassador Edge Stack works, along with use cases, best practices, and more, check out the Welcome page or read the Ambassador Story.

For a custom configuration, you can install the Ambassador Edge Stack manually.