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{% capture overview %}

This page shows you how to run a single-instance stateful application
in Kubernetes using a Persistent Volume and a Deployment object. The
application we will use is MySQL.
in Kubernetes using a PersistentVolume and a Deployment. The
application is MySQL.

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* Create a Persistent Volume object referencing a disk in your environment.
* Create a PersistentVolume referencing a disk in your environment.
* Create a MySQL Deployment.
* Expose MySQL to other pods in the cluster at a known DNS name.

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{% capture prerequisites %}

* To do this tutorial, you need a Kubernetes cluster, including a running
Kubernetes API server. You can use an existing cluster, or you can create a
new cluster. One way to create a new cluster is to use
[Minikube](/docs/getting-started-guides/minikube).

* You also need to have `kubectl` installed on your local machine, and `kubectl`
must be configured to communicate with your Kubernetes API server. This
configuration is done automatically if you use Minikube.

* For data persistence we will create a Persistent Volume that
references a disk in your
environment. See
[here](/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/#types-of-persistent-volumes) for
the types of environments supported. This Tutorial will demonstrate
`GCEPersistentDisk` but any type will work. `GCEPersistentDisk`
volumes only work on Google Compute Engine.
* {% include task-tutorial-prereqs.md %}

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### Setup a disk in your environment
### Set up a disk in your environment

You can use any type of persistent volume for you stateful app. See
[here](/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/#types-of-persistent-volumes) for
a list of supported environment disks. For Google Compute Engine, run:
You can use any type of persistent volume for your stateful app. See
[Types of Persistent Volumes](/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/#types-of-persistent-volumes)
for a list of supported environment disks. For Google Compute Engine, run:

```
gcloud compute disks create --size=20GB mysql-disk
```

Next create a Persistent Volume object that points to the `mysql-disk`
disk just created. Here is the config used for the GCE disk above:
Next create a PersistentVolume that points to the `mysql-disk`
disk just created. Here is a configuration file for a PersistentVolume
that points to the Compute Engine disk above:

{% include code.html language="yaml" file="gce-volume.yaml" ghlink="/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/gce-volume.yaml" %}

Notice that the `pdName: mysql-disk` line matches the name of the disk
in the GCE environment. See the
[PV Docs](/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/)
for details on writing a Persistent Volume config for other
in the Compute Engine environment. See the
[Persistent Volumes](/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/)
for details on writing a PersistentVolume configuration file for other
environments.

Create with:
Create the persistent volume:

```
kubectl create -f http://k8s.io/docs/tutorials/stateful-application/gce-volume.yaml
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### Deploy MySQL

You can run a stateful application by creating a Kubernetes Deployment
object, and connecting it to an existing Persistent Volume using a
Persistent Volume Claim. For example, this YAML file describes a
Deployment that runs MySQL and references the PVC. Note that we've
defined a volume mount for /var/lib/mysql, and then created a
Persistent Volume Claim that looks for a 20G volume. This claim is
satisfied by any volume that meets the requirements, in our case the
volume we created above.

Note: The password is defined in the config yaml. This is insecure,
please look into
and connecting it to an existing PersistentVolume using a
PersistentVolumeClaim. For example, this YAML file describes a
Deployment that runs MySQL and references the PersistentVolumeClaim. The file
defines a volume mount for /var/lib/mysql, and then creates a
PersistentVolumeClaim that looks for a 20G volume. This claim is
satisfied by any volume that meets the requirements, in this case, the
volume created above.

Note: The password is defined in the config yaml, and this is insecure. See
[Kubernetes Secrets](/docs/user-guide/secrets/)
for a secure solution.

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--------- -------- ----- ---- ------------- -------- ------ -------
33s 33s 1 {deployment-controller } Normal ScalingReplicaSet Scaled up replica set mysql-63082529 to 1

1. List the pods created by the deployment:
1. List the pods created by the Deployment:

kubectl get pods -l app=mysql

NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
mysql-63082529-2z3ki 1/1 Running 0 3m
2. Inspect the PV and PVC:
1. Inspect the Persistent Volume:

kubectl describe pv mysql-pv

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ReadOnly: false
No events.

1. Inspect the PersistentVolumeClaim:

kubectl describe pvc mysql-pv-claim

Name: mysql-pv-claim
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### Accessing the MySQL instance

Look at the config yaml above. We have created a service that will
allow other cluster pods to access the database. The service option
`clusterIP: None` lets the service DNS name resolve directly to the
Pod's IP address. This is optimal when you will only ever have 1 Pod
behind a service.
The preceding YAML file creates a service that
allows other Pods in the cluster to access the database. The Service option
`clusterIP: None` lets the Service DNS name resolve directly to the
Pod's IP address. This is optimal when you have only one Pod
behind a Service and you don't intend to increase the number of Pods.

Run a MySQL client to connect to the server:

```
kubectl run -it --rm --image=mysql:5.6 mysql-client -- mysql -h mysql -ppassword
```

This command creates a new pod in the cluster running a mysql client
and connects it to the server through the service. If it connects, you
know your stateful MySQL db is up and running.
This command creates a new Pod in the cluster running a mysql client
and connects it to the server through the Service. If it connects, you
know your stateful MySQL database is up and running.

```
Waiting for pod default/mysql-client-274442439-zyp6i to be running, status is Pending, pod ready: false
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### Updating

The image or any other part of the deployment can be updated as usual
with the `kubectl apply` command. Some precautions to take that are
specific to stateful apps are:
The image or any other part of the Deployment can be updated as usual
with the `kubectl apply` command. Here are some precautions that are
specific to stateful apps:

* Don't scale the app. This setup is for single-instance apps
only. The underlying persistent volume can only be mounted to one
pod. For clustered stateful apps, see the
only. The underlying PersistentVolume can only be mounted to one
Pod. For clustered stateful apps, see the
[StatefulSet documentation](/docs/user-guide/petset/).
* Use `strategy:` `type: Recreate` in the Deployment config
yaml. This instructs Kubernetes to _not_ use rolling
* Use `strategy:` `type: Recreate` in the Deployment configuration
YAML file. This instructs Kubernetes to _not_ use rolling
updates. Rolling updates will not work, as you cannot have more than
one pod running at a time. The `Recreate` strategy will stop the
one Pod running at a time. The `Recreate` strategy will stop the
first pod before creating a new one with the updated configuration.

### Deleting a deployment
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kubectl delete pv mysql-pv
```

Also, if you are using GCE disks:
Also, if you are using Compute Engine disks:

```
gcloud compute disks delete mysql-disk
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