1. Verify Helm Installatino

$ helm version
version.BuildInfo{
  Version:"v3.8.2",
  GitCommit:"6e3701edea09e5d55a8ca2aae03a68917630e91b",
  GitTreeState:"clean",
  GoVersion:"go1.17.5"
}

2. Configure Kong Helm Chart

Donwload the Kong Helm chart and modify the values.yaml:

databaseConfig:
  type: "postgresql"
  host: "postgres-service.default.svc.cluster.local"
  credentials:
    password: "securepassword123"
    username: "kongadmin"

service:
  admin:
    enabled: true
    type: LoadBalancer
    http:
      enabled: true
      port: 8001
    tls:
      enabled: true
      port: 8444
      parameters: ["http2"]

3. Deploy PostgreSQL

kubectl create deployment postgres \
  --image=postgres:13-alpine \
  --env="POSTGRES_USER=kongadmin" \
  --env="POSTGRES_PASSWORD=securepassword123" \
  --env="POSTGRES_DB=kongdb"

4. Initialize Data base Schema

kubectl run kong-migrations \
  --image=kong:2.8-alpine \
  --env="KONG_DATABASE=postgres" \
  --env="KONG_PG_HOST=postgres-service" \
  --env="KONG_PG_PASSWORD=securepassword123" \
  --command -- kong migrations bootstrap

5. Set Up Konga Admin UI

kubectl create deployment konga \
  --image=pantsel/konga:latest \
  --env="DB_ADAPTER=postgres" \
  --env="DB_HOST=postgres-service" \
  --env="DB_USER=kongadmin" \
  --env="DB_PASSWORD=securepassword123" \
  --env="NODE_ENV=production"