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Hasura GraphQL engine on Google Cloud Platform with Kubernetes engine and Cloud SQL
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This is a guide on deploying the Hasura GraphQL engine on the `Google Cloud Platform
`__ using `Kubernetes engine
`__ to run Hasura and PosgreSQL
backed by `Cloud SQL `__.
Prerequisites
-------------
- Google Cloud account with billing enabled (or a `free trial
`__)
- ``gcloud`` CLI (`install `__)
- ``kubectl`` CLI (`install `__)
The actions mentioned below can be done using the Google Cloud Console and the
``gcloud`` CLI. But, for the sake of simplicity in documentation, we are going
to use ``gcloud`` CLI, so that commands can be easily copy-pasted and executed.
Once the CLI is installed, initialize the SDK:
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud init
Create a Google Cloud Project
-----------------------------
A Google Cloud Project is used to group together resources. We'll create a
project called ``hasura`` for this guide.
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud projects create hasura
Create a Google Cloud SQL Postgres instance
-------------------------------------------
Create a Cloud SQL Postgres instance called ``hasura-postgres`` in the
``us-west2`` region.
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud sql instances create hasura-postgres --database-version POSTGRES_9_6 \
--cpu 1 --memory 3840MiB --region us-west2 --project hasura
Once the instance is created, set a password for the default ``postgres`` user.
Make sure you substitute ``[PASSWORD]`` with a strong password.
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud sql users set-password postgres --instance hasura-postgres \
--password [PASSWORD] --project hasura
Create a Kubernetes Cluster
---------------------------
Before creating the cluster, we need to enable the Kubernetes engine API. Visit
the below link in a browser to enable the API. Replace ``hasura`` at the end
of the URL with your project name, in case you're not using the same name. Note
that, you will need a billing account added to the project to enable the API.
.. code-block:: bash
https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/api/container.googleapis.com/overview?project=hasura
Once the API is enabled, create a new Kubernetes cluster called ``hasura-k8s``
in the ``us-west2-a`` zone with 1 node.
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud container clusters create hasura-k8s --zone us-west2-a \
--num-nodes 1 --project hasura
Set up Cloud SQL Proxy Credentials
----------------------------------
In order to connect to the Cloud SQL instance, we need to set up a proxy that will
forward connections from Hasura to the database instance. For that purpose, the
credentials to access the instance need to be added to the cluster.
Create a service account and download the JSON key file by following `this guide
`__.
Or if you're overwhelmed with that guide, ensure the following:
1. Enable `Cloud SQL Admin API
`__
for your project.
2. Create a new `Service Account
`__.
3. Select ``Cloud SQL Admin`` as the role.
4. Click ``Create Key`` to download the JSON file.
Create a Kubernetes secret with this JSON key file; replace
``[JSON_KEY_FILE_PATH]`` with the filename including the complete path of the
download JSON key file.
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl create secret generic cloudsql-instance-credentials \
--from-file=credentials.json=[JSON_KEY_FILE_PATH]
Create another secret with the database username and password (use the
``[PASSWORD]`` used earlier):
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl create secret generic cloudsql-db-credentials \
--from-literal=username=postgres --from-literal=password=[PASSWORD]
Deploy the Hasura GraphQL engine
--------------------------------
Download the ``deployment.yaml`` file:
.. code-block:: bash
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hasura/graphql-engine/master/install-manifests/google-cloud-k8s-sql/deployment.yaml
Get the ``[INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME]`` using the following command and note it
down.
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud sql instances describe hasura-postgres \
--format="value(connectionName)" --project hasura
Edit ``deployment.yaml`` and replace ``[INSTANCE_CONNECTION_NAME]`` with this
value. It should look like ``hasura:us-west2:hasura-postgres`` if you've
followed this guide without modifying any names.
Create the deployment:
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml
Ensure the pods are running:
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl get pods
If there are any errors, check the logs of the GraphQL engine:
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl logs deployment/hasura -c graphql-engine
Expose GraphQL engine
---------------------
Now that we have Hasura running, let's expose it on an IP using a LoadBalancer.
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl expose deploy/hasura \
--port 80 --target-port 8080 \
--type LoadBalancer
Open Hasura console
-------------------
Wait for the external IP to be allocated, check the status using the
command below. It usually takes a couple of minutes.
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl get service
Once the IP is allocated, visit the IP in a browser and it should open the
console.
Troubleshooting
---------------
Check the status for pods to see if they are running. If there are any errors,
check the logs of the GraphQL engine:
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl logs deployment/hasura -c graphql-engine
You might also want to check the logs for cloudsql-proxy:
.. code-block:: bash
kubectl logs deployment/hasura -c cloudsql-proxy
The username and password used by Hasura to connect to the database comes from a
Kubernetes secret object ``cloudsql-db-credentials`` that we created earlier.
Tearing down
------------
To clean up the resources created, just delete the Google Cloud Project:
.. code-block:: bash
gcloud projects delete hasura