Kubernetes Deployment

Overview

Specialized workflow for deploying applications to Kubernetes including container orchestration, Helm charts, service mesh configuration, and production-ready K8s patterns.

When to Use This Workflow

Use this workflow when:

• -Deploying to Kubernetes
• -Creating Helm charts
• -Configuring service mesh
• -Setting up K8s networking
• -Implementing K8s security

Workflow Phases

Phase 1: Container Preparation

#### Skills to Invoke

• -docker-expert - Docker containerization
• -k8s-manifest-generator - K8s manifests

#### Actions

1. Create Dockerfile

2. Build container image

3. Optimize image size

4. Push to registry

5. Test container

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @docker-expert to containerize application for K8s

Phase 2: K8s Manifests

#### Skills to Invoke

• -k8s-manifest-generator - Manifest generation
• -kubernetes-architect - K8s architecture

#### Actions

1. Create Deployment

2. Configure Service

3. Set up ConfigMap

4. Create Secrets

5. Add Ingress

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @k8s-manifest-generator to create K8s manifests

Phase 3: Helm Chart

#### Skills to Invoke

• -helm-chart-scaffolding - Helm charts

#### Actions

1. Create chart structure

2. Define values.yaml

3. Add templates

4. Configure dependencies

5. Test chart

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @helm-chart-scaffolding to create Helm chart

Phase 4: Service Mesh

#### Skills to Invoke

• -istio-traffic-management - Istio
• -linkerd-patterns - Linkerd
• -service-mesh-expert - Service mesh

#### Actions

1. Choose service mesh

2. Install mesh

3. Configure traffic management

4. Set up mTLS

5. Add observability

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @istio-traffic-management to configure Istio

Phase 5: Security

#### Skills to Invoke

• -k8s-security-policies - K8s security
• -mtls-configuration - mTLS

#### Actions

1. Configure RBAC

2. Set up NetworkPolicy

3. Enable PodSecurity

4. Configure secrets

5. Implement mTLS

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @k8s-security-policies to secure Kubernetes cluster

Phase 6: Observability

#### Skills to Invoke

• -grafana-dashboards - Grafana
• -prometheus-configuration - Prometheus

#### Actions

1. Install monitoring stack

2. Configure Prometheus

3. Create Grafana dashboards

4. Set up alerts

5. Add distributed tracing

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @prometheus-configuration to set up K8s monitoring

Phase 7: Deployment

#### Skills to Invoke

• -deployment-engineer - Deployment
• -gitops-workflow - GitOps

#### Actions

1. Configure CI/CD

2. Set up GitOps

3. Deploy to cluster

4. Verify deployment

5. Monitor rollout

#### Copy-Paste Prompts

Use @gitops-workflow to implement GitOps deployment

Quality Gates

• -[ ] Containers working
• -[ ] Manifests valid
• -[ ] Helm chart installs
• -[ ] Security configured
• -[ ] Monitoring active
• -[ ] Deployment successful

Related Workflow Bundles

• -cloud-devops - Cloud/DevOps
• -terraform-infrastructure - Infrastructure
• -docker-containerization - Containers