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How to Deploy Your First Application#

Learn how to deploy an application using SCO services.

Emma, a developer at ACME Corp, needs to deploy her application with a virtual machine and a dedicated project.

Overview#

Deploying an application on SCO involves three main steps:

  1. Set up identity — Create the users and groups who will access the application environment
  2. Create a project — Provision an isolated project with network and quota configuration
  3. Provision compute — Deploy the virtual machines or clusters your application needs

Step 1: Create Users and Groups#

Before creating a project, set up identity resources for your team.

Create a user for each team member:

# See: How to Create an IAM User
kubectl apply -f user.yaml

Organise users into a group:

# See: How to Create an IAM Group
kubectl apply -f group.yaml

See the dedicated guides for full details:

Step 2: Create a Project#

Create a project to isolate your application's resources:

apiVersion: tenant.cloud.stakater.com/v1
kind: Project
metadata:
  name: my-app-dev
spec:
  parameters:
    name: my-app-dev
    network:
      name: app-network
      cidr: 10.100.0.0/16
    tenantQuota: small
    access:
      - role: cluster-admin
        users:
          - emma@acmecorp.example.com
      - role: view
        groups:
          - developers

kubectl apply -f project.yaml

See the full guide: Create a Project

Step 3: Provision a Virtual Machine#

Deploy a VM in your new project:

apiVersion: compute.cloud.stakater.com/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
  name: app-server
spec:
  parameters:
    flavour: rhel9
    instanceType: o1.medium
    storageSize: medium
    connection: private
    sshPublicKey:
      data: <base64-encoded-ssh-public-key>
    cloudInit:
      userData: |
        #cloud-config
        packages:
          - git
          - curl

kubectl apply -f vm.yaml

See the full guide: Provision a Virtual Machine

What's Next?#