Every Pattern has resources that make it unique:
Container Images
Containerfiles (aka: Dockerfiles)
Helm Charts
Kustomize Manifests
Kubernetes Manifests
Ansible Codes
Shell/Other programming language scripts
Where or would I add them to the pattern?
Resource Type | Placement |
| They can either be converted to a Helm chart, or the raw manifests can be placed in a directory under |
| Kustomize manifests can be placed in a directory under |
| Ansible roles and playbooks can be deployed through the imperative framework, or via kubernetes job resources in a Helm chart |
| Shell scripts and other programs that are required for applications can be converted to a configMap and mounted as a volume in a pod (job) |
| The pattern should be able to deploy all the resources needed to run your applications. |
Thoughts on Self-Contained Patterns
Reusability / Repurposing becomes a serious problem when these resources are behind paywalls, private github repositories and registries.
Patterns designed and delivered for public consumption should have all of its resources available in a public repository and container registry
Self-contained patterns is letting the cluster build and deploy the container image used by applications (where it makes sense).
