Install Tyk Enterprise Developer Portal with legacy helm chart
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Note
It is recommended to use new helm charts instead of legacy charts. Guide for new charts can be found here
To install the portal using helm charts, you need to take the following steps:
- Create the
tyk-enterprise-portal-confsecret - Specify config settings for the portal in
values.yaml - Launch the portal using the helm chart
This guide provides a clear and concise, step-by-step recipe for installing the Tyk Enterprise Developer Portal using helm charts.
Create the tyk-enterprise-portal-conf secret
Make sure the tyk-enterprise-portal-conf secret exists in your namespace. This secret will automatically be generated during the Tyk Dashboard bootstrap if the dash.enterprisePortalSecret value is set to true in the values.yaml.
If the secret does not exist, you can create it by running the following command.
kubectl create secret generic tyk-enterprise-portal-conf -n ${NAMESPACE} \
--from-literal=TYK_ORG=${TYK_ORG} \
--from-literal=TYK_AUTH=${TYK_AUTH}
Where TYK_ORG and TYK_AUTH are the Tyk Dashboard Organization ID and the Tyk Dashboard API Access Credentials respectively. Which can be obtained under your profile in the Tyk Dashboard.
Config settings
Note
Tyk no longer supports SQLite as of Tyk 5.7.0. To avoid disruption, please transition to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or one of the listed compatible alternatives.
You must set the following values in the values.yaml or with --set {field-name}={field-value} with the helm upgrade command:
| Field Name | Description |
|---|---|
enterprisePortal.enabled |
Enable Portal installation |
enterprisePortal.bootstrap |
Enable Portal bootstrapping |
enterprisePortal.license |
Tyk license key for your portal installation |
enterprisePortal.storage.type |
Portal database dialect, e.g mysql, postgres or sqlite3 |
enterprisePortal.storage.connectionString |
Connection string to the Portal’s database, e.g for the mysql dialect: admin:secr3t@tcp(tyk-portal-mysql:3306)/portal?charset=utf8mb4&parseTime=true |
In addition to values.yaml, you can also define the environment variables described in the configuration section to further customize your portal deployment. These environment variables can also be listed as a name value list under the extraEnvs section of the helm chart.
Launch the portal using the helm chart
Run the following command to update your infrastructure and install the developer portal:
helm upgrade tyk-pro tyk-helm/tyk-pro -f values.yaml -n tyk
Note: Helm chart supports Enterprise Portal v1.2.0+.