Setup Environment

Prequisite

We have provided the required files for this assignment. Please download them from here.

The required files are as follows (included within the downloaded hw2.zip):

docker
  |-- server
  |     |-- Dockerfile
  |     |-- socket_server
  |     |-- socket_server_arm
  |
  |-- client
        |-- Dockerfile
        |-- socket_client.c

k8s
  |-- deployment.yaml
  |-- service.yaml

In addition, you must install the following programs on your computer:

• Docker: A tool that is used to automate the deployment of applications.
• Minikube: Local Kubernetes, focusing on making it easy to learn for Kubernetes.
• Kubectl: Command line tool for communicating with a control plane.

There are different installation processes dependending on your operating system. You must have root permissions in your system.