Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 6) – Creating and deploying custom catalog items for GoCD

This post was written by Rich Bosomworth. This is the sixth post in an on-going series exploring Rancher Server deployment, configuration and extended use. In the last post I detailed how to automate the deployment of AWS infrastructure and Rancher with Terraform. In this post we look at creating custom catalog items for GoCD using docker-compose and rancher-compose. WeContinue reading “Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 6) – Creating and deploying custom catalog items for GoCD”

Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 5) – Automating the deployment of AWS infrastructure and Rancher with Terraform

This post was written by Rich Bosomworth. This is the fifth post in an on-going series exploring Rancher Server deployment, configuration and extended use. In the last post I detailed how to deploy and manage containerised GoCD continuous delivery using Rancher. In this post we look at automating deployment of Rancher and the supporting AWS components using Terraform. TerraformContinue reading “Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 5) – Automating the deployment of AWS infrastructure and Rancher with Terraform”

Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 4) – Deploying and Managing Containerised GoCD Continuous Delivery

This post was written by Rich Bosomworth. This is the fourth post in an on-going series exploring Rancher Server deployment, configuration and extended use. In the last post I detailed how to add an extra level of HA by configuring an AWS EFS volume for shared storage and mounting it using the Rancher-NFS service. In this post we focus onContinue reading “Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 4) – Deploying and Managing Containerised GoCD Continuous Delivery”

Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 3) – AWS EFS mounts using Rancher-NFS

This post was written by Rich Bosomworth. This is the third post in an on-going series exploring Rancher Server deployment, configuration and extended use. In the last post I detailed how to implement single node resilience in AWS for Rancher Server. In this post, we will add an extra level of HA by configuring an AWS EFS volume forContinue reading “Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 3) – AWS EFS mounts using Rancher-NFS”

Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 2) – Single Node Resilience in AWS

This post was written by Rich Bosomworth. This is the second post in an on-going series exploring Rancher Server deployment, configuration and extended use. In the first post I detailed how to launch a local development environment using Vagrant and VirtualBox. In this post, we will look at how to deploy Rancher Server for single node resilience in AWS. ContentContinue reading “Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 2) – Single Node Resilience in AWS”

Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 1) – Local Server Installation on Linux using Vagrant Host Nodes

This post was written by Rich Bosomworth. Rancher Server is an open source container management and orchestration platform. It can be installed in any Docker enabled Linux environment. This is the first of an on going series exploring options for Rancher Server deployment, configuration and extended use. Content is aimed at those familiar with Linux and networking concepts,Continue reading “Container Clustering with Rancher Server (Part 1) – Local Server Installation on Linux using Vagrant Host Nodes”