# Live update example This example demonstrates the usage of Kubernetes to perform a live update on a running group of pods. ### Step Zero: Prerequisites This example assumes that you have forked the repository and [turned up a Kubernetes cluster](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes-new#setup): $ cd kubernetes $ hack/dev-build-and-up.sh $ hack/build-go.sh This example also assumes that you have [Docker](http://docker.io) installed on your local machine. It also assumes that ```$DOCKER_USER``` is set to your docker user id. You may need to open the firewall for port 8080 using the [console][cloud-console] or the `gcutil` tool. The following command will allow traffic from any source to instances tagged `kubernetes-minion`: ```shell $ gcutil addfirewall --allowed=tcp:8080 --target_tags=kubernetes-minion kubernetes-minion-8080 ``` ### Step One: Build the image $ cd kubernetes/examples/update-demo/image $ docker build -t $DOCKER_USER/data . $ docker push $DOCKER_USER/data ### Step Two: Run the controller Now we will turn up two replicas of that image. They all serve on port 8080, mapped to internal port 80 $ cd kubernetes $ cluster/kubecfg.sh -p 8080:80 run $DOCKER_USER/data 2 dataController ### Step Three: Turn up the UX for the demo In a different terminal: $ cd kubernetes $ cluster/kubecfg.sh -proxy -www examples/update-demo/local/ Now visit the the [demo website](http://localhost:8001/static/index.html). You should see two light blue squares with pod IDs and ip addresses. ### Step Four: Try resizing the controller Now we will increase the number of replicas from two to four: $ cd kubernetes $ cluster/kubecfg.sh resize dataController 4 If you go back to the [demo website](http://localhost:8001/static/index.html) you should eventually see four boxes, one for each pod. ### Step Five: Update the docker image We will now update the docker image to serve a different color. $ cd kubernetes/examples/update-demo/image $ ${EDITOR} data.json Edit the ```color``` value so that it is a new color. For example: ```js { "color": "#F00" } ``` Will set the color to red. Once you are happy with the color, build a new image: $ docker build -t $DOCKER_USER/data . $ docker push $DOCKER_USER/data ### Step Six: Roll the update out to your servers We will now update the servers that are running out in your cluster. $ cd kubernetes $ cluster/kubecfg.sh -u=30s rollingupdate dataController Watch the UX, it will update one pod every 30 seconds until all of the pods have the new color. [cloud-console]: https://console.developer.google.com