Open source Kubernetes

• Helm chart
• YugabyteDB operator
• Operator Hub
• Rook operator

Rook is an open source, cloud-native storage orchestrator for Kubernetes, providing the platform, framework, and support that can turn YugabyteDB clusters into self-managing, self-scaling, and self-healing storage services. Rook automates storage-layer tasks, including deployment, bootstrapping, configuration, provisioning, scaling, upgrading, migration, disaster recovery, monitoring, and resource management.

The Rook YugabyteDB operator is a custom controller that uses Custom Resource Definition (CRD) to extend the Kubernetes API and automate deploying, scaling, and managing YugabyteDB clusters. Based on the desired state that you specified in the CRD, the Rook operator observes (watching for changes in state and health), analyzes (comparing current to desired state), and acts (applying changes to the cluster) to maintain the desired state. For details, see YugabyteDB Cluster CRD.

Before you begin

Verify that your Kubernetes cluster is ready for Rook by reviewing the Kubernetes cluster prerequisites for using the Rook operator.

Rook must be installed — see the Rook GitHub Repository. You can install Rook by running the following command:

Deploy the Rook YugabyteDB operator

To deploy the YugabyteDB operator:

1. Change your directory to the Rook directory containing the YugabyteDB example files.

   cd cluster/examples/kubernetes/yugabytedb
   

2. Create the Rook YugabyteDB operator by running the following command:

   kubectl create -f operator.yaml
   

3. Observe the Rook operator by running the following command:

   kubectl -n rook-yugabytedb-system get pods
   

Create the YugabyteDB Cluster CRD

When using the Rook YugabyteDB operator, your YugabyteDB clusters are controlled using the custom resource object (ybclusters.yugabytedb.rook.io). The Custom Resource Definition (CRD), used to create this object, is specified in the cluster.yaml file.

A sample Custom Resource Definition (CRD) file, called cluster.yaml, is located in the following Rook directory:

Make a copy of the sample CRD file (cluster.yaml) and modify it as needed. For details on the configuration options, see YugabyteDB CRD.

Create a simple YugabyteDB cluster

1. Create your YugabyteDB cluster by running the following command:

   kubectl create -f cluster.yaml
   

2. Verify that the custom resource object was created by using the following command:

   kubectl -n rook-yugabytedb get ybclusters.yugabytedb.rook.io
   

3. Verify that the number of YB-Master and YB- TServer services that are running match the number you specified in the cluster.yaml file by running the following command:

   kubectl -n rook-yugabytedb get pods
   

Use YugabyteDB

When all of the pods in YugabyteDB cluster are running, you can use the YSQL shell to access the YSQL API, which is PostgreSQL-compliant.

For details on the YSQL API, see:

• Explore YSQL
• YSQL Reference

Cleanup

Run the commands below to clean up all resources created above.

NOTE: This will destroy your database and delete all of its data.

Manually delete any Persistent Volumes that were created for this YugabyteDB cluster.

Troubleshooting

Review the operator logs

If the cluster does not start, run following command to take a look at operator logs.

Review the YugabyteDB logs

If everything is OK in the operator logs, check the YugabyteDB logs for YB-Master and YB-TServer.