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Version: 3.0.0

How to: Create a Composition

Concepts: Composition · CDC

A Composition is a live instance of a service defined by a CompositionDefinition. Creating one triggers the installation of the associated Helm chart.

Prerequisites​

1. Create the credentials secret​

kubectl create secret generic github-repo-creds \
  --namespace krateo-system \
  --from-literal=token=YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN

2. Create the Composition​

The apiVersion reflects the chart version managed by your CompositionDefinition (e.g., composition.krateo.io/v0-0-1 for chart version 0.0.1).

cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
apiVersion: composition.krateo.io/v0-0-1
kind: GithubScaffoldingLifecycle
metadata:
  name: lifecycle-composition-1
  namespace: cheatsheet-system
spec:
  argocd:
    namespace: krateo-system
    application:
      project: default
      source:
        path: chart/
      destination:
        server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
        namespace: githubscaffolding-app
      syncEnabled: false
      syncPolicy:
        automated:
          prune: true
          selfHeal: true
  app:
    service:
      type: NodePort
      port: 31180
  git:
    unsupportedCapabilities: true
    insecure: true
    fromRepo:
      scmUrl: https://github.com
      org: krateoplatformops-blueprints
      name: github-scaffolding-lifecycle
      branch: main
      path: skeleton/
      credentials:
        authMethod: generic
        secretRef:
          namespace: krateo-system
          name: github-repo-creds
          key: token
    toRepo:
      scmUrl: https://github.com
      org: your-github-org        # replace with your GitHub org
      name: lifecycleapp-test-1   # customize the repository name
      branch: main
      path: /
      credentials:
        authMethod: generic
        secretRef:
          namespace: krateo-system
          name: github-repo-creds
          key: token
      private: false
      initialize: true
      deletionPolicy: Delete
      verbose: false
      configurationRef:
        name: repo-config
        namespace: demo-system
EOF

3. Wait for the Composition to become ready​

kubectl wait githubscaffoldinglifecycles lifecycle-composition-1 \
  --for condition=Ready=True \
  --timeout=300s \
  --namespace cheatsheet-system

4. Verify the Helm release​

helm list -n cheatsheet-system

Expected: A release named lifecycle-composition-1-<UUID> at the chart version you specified (e.g., 0.0.1).

Next steps​