Quickstart for Helm-based Operators

• Go through the installation guide.
• User authorized with permissions.

1. Create a project directory for your project and initialize the project:

1. Create a simple nginx API using Helm’s built-in chart boilerplate (from helm create):

1. Use the built-in Makefile targets to build and push your operator. Make sure to define IMG when you call make:

make docker-build docker-push IMG=$OPERATOR_IMG

1. Install :

1. Bundle your operator and push the bundle image:

make bundle IMG=$OPERATOR_IMG
# Note the "-bundle" component in the image name below.
export BUNDLE_IMG="quay.io/example/nginx-operator-bundle:v0.0.1"

1. Run your bundle:

operator-sdk run bundle $BUNDLE_IMG

1. Create a sample Nginx custom resource:

1. Uninstall the operator:

operator-sdk cleanup nginx-operator

Direct deployment

1. Deploy your operator:

make deploy IMG=$OPERATOR_IMG

1. Create a sample Nginx custom resource:

1. Uninstall the operator: