From 092bb9af235f1a74b1fe32935b891bb9db58cfd2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shawn O'Connor Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:34:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Rearrange items so they make more sense helm will not work if run before rancher --- docs/gen3_developer_environments.md | 19 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/gen3_developer_environments.md b/docs/gen3_developer_environments.md index 81994149..041ac4d8 100644 --- a/docs/gen3_developer_environments.md +++ b/docs/gen3_developer_environments.md @@ -19,16 +19,6 @@ It will be an important tool for you as you get more comfortable working with Ku Once you have kubectl installed, you can verify by running `kubectl`. The output should be a help guide. -### Installing `helm` -Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that makes it easy to install, upgrade, and manage applications on a Kubernetes cluster. It simplifies the process of installing and configuring complex applications by providing a set of pre-configured templates and options. In this guide, we will show you how to install the Helm command-line interface (CLI) on your machine. - -The installation steps for Helm are rather straightforward. If you're a Homebrew user on Mac, you can use the command `brew install helm` to get it on your machine. If not, head over to the Helm website [here](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) and follow the instructions for your setup. You'll know you've set it up correctly if the output of running the command `helm list` looks like this: - -![image](images/succesfulHelmOutput.png) - -This means that Helm was able to connect to your Rancher k8s cluster, and will be able to install Gen3 in the next step. - - ### Kubernetes on your laptop There are several ways to run Kubernetes on your laptop, depending on your needs and the resources available on your machine. Some of the most popular options include: @@ -70,6 +60,15 @@ Once you've settled on a CPU and RAM allocation, click on the "Kubernetes" tab. Now that you have these steps out of the way, in our next step, we'll install Helm onto our laptop. Helm is a tool for packaging Kubernetes services, much like a Linux package manager or Homebrew for Mac. This will allow us to more easily install Gen3 onto our laptops. +### Installing `helm` +Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that makes it easy to install, upgrade, and manage applications on a Kubernetes cluster. It simplifies the process of installing and configuring complex applications by providing a set of pre-configured templates and options. In this guide, we will show you how to install the Helm command-line interface (CLI) on your machine. + +The installation steps for Helm are rather straightforward. If you're a Homebrew user on Mac, you can use the command `brew install helm` to get it on your machine. If not, head over to the Helm website [here](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) and follow the instructions for your setup. You'll know you've set it up correctly if the output of running the command `helm list` looks like this: + +![image](images/succesfulHelmOutput.png) + +This means that Helm was able to connect to your Rancher k8s cluster, and will be able to install Gen3 in the next step. + ### Installing Gen3 The first step to installing Gen3 is adding the Gen3 Helm repository. This is just how we package up all the components that make up Gen3, and make them accessible to the public.