Minikube Dapr Deployer

Overview

Deploy app with Dapr on Minikube:

• dapr init -k (if not done)
• Extend Helm charts with dapr.io/enabled: "true" annotations
• Deploy Dapr components first (kubectl apply)
• helm upgrade --install todo-app ./charts/todo
• Validate: dapr list, kubectl get pods -l dapr.io/enabled=true
• Test event flow locally

Pre-execution

Before deploying, verify: "Confirm Minikube is running with sufficient resources?"

Post-execution

Validate deployment with Dapr and test event flow functionality

Implementation Guidelines

1. Dapr Initialization

• Check if Dapr is already installed with

  dapr status -k

• Run

  dapr init -k

  if not already installed
• Verify Dapr control plane components are running
• Wait for all Dapr system pods to be ready

2. Helm Chart Modification

• Add

  dapr.io/enabled: "true"

  annotations to deployment templates
• Configure Dapr sidecar settings (resources, ports, etc.)
• Add Dapr application port configuration if needed
• Update service account configurations for Dapr

3. Component Deployment

• Apply Dapr component configurations first with

  kubectl apply

• Verify components are properly registered with Dapr
• Check component statuses and connectivity
• Ensure all required components are deployed before app

4. Application Deployment

• Run

  helm upgrade --install todo-app ./charts/todo

• Monitor deployment progress and pod creation
• Verify Dapr sidecars are injected successfully
• Check for any deployment errors or warnings

5. Validation Steps

• Run

  dapr list

  to verify application is recognized by Dapr
• Use

  kubectl get pods -l dapr.io/enabled=true

  to check sidecar status
• Verify all application pods are running with Dapr sidecars
• Check Dapr sidecar logs for any errors

6. Event Flow Testing

• Test event publishing and consumption locally
• Verify Kafka/Redpanda connectivity through Dapr
• Confirm pub/sub functionality is working
• Validate scheduled tasks and reminders are operational