Deploying MySQL Helm Chart

Introduction

bitnami/mysql Helm chart bootstraps a single node MySQL deployment on a Kubernetes cluster using the Helm package manager.

1. Discover MySQL chart from Chart Store

Select Charts from the left panel to visit the Chart Store page. You will see numerous of charts on the page from which you have to find bitnami/mysql chart. You also can use the search bar to search the MySQL chart.

2. Configure the Chart

• After selecting the bitnami/mysql Helm chart, click on Configure & Deploy.

  
• Enter the following details, to deploy MySQL chart:

  Key	Description
  App Name	Name of the Chart
  Project	Select the name of your Project in which you want to deploy the chart
  Environment	Select the environment in which you want to deploy the chart
  Chart Version	Select the latest Chart Version
  Chart Value	Select the default value or create a custom value

  

Configure Values

Using GUI

Set the following parameters in the chart, to be later used to connect MySQL with your Django Application.

Parameters	Description
MySQL architecture	Available options: Standalone or Replication
MySQL custom username	Username of new user to create
MySQL custom password	Password for the new user. Ignored if existing secret is provided
Primary database configuration	Persistent Volume Size in Gibibytes
Secondary database configuration	Persistent Volume Size in Gibibytes

Using YAML

Apart from GUI, you can directly edit the values.yaml file using the editor as shown below:

Finally, click on Deploy Chart to deploy the Chart.

3. Check the Status of Deployment

After clicking on Deploy you will be redirected to app details page where you can see deployment status of the chart. The Status of the chart should be Healthy. It might take few seconds after initiating the deployment of the chart.

In case the Status, of the deployment is Degraded or takes a long time to get deployed. Click on the Status or check the logs of the pods to debug the issue.

4. Extract the Service Name

Copy the service name, it will be used to connect your application to MySQL.