Bootcamp Automation for Tanzu Application Platform

Who is this for?

Tanzu Solutions Engineering

Benefits

• Creates a pattern needed for Solutions Engineers to deliver their own workshops in the field to the community or customers
• Automation could be executed prior to a bootcamp or workshop
• Provision all the underlying cloud infrastructure needed
  • Virtual networks, K8s clusters, container registries, DNS zones, Tools VM per participant
• Allows for a consistent experience for attendees
• Allows trainers to deliver a good experience to all attendees as well as support them throughout

How to use?

Start by forking this Github repository. You're required to configure your own set of Github secrets that will be leveraged by a collection of Github Actions. Consult the Configure Github Secrets section within each cloud target guide for the secrets to create. Guides are listed below.

If you're looking to contribute, clone your fork to your local workstation or laptop, create a branch and get to work on that new feature. This repo is open for pull requests.

Prerequisites

• Cloud provider CLIs [aws, az]
• Docker
• Git
• Packer and Terraform

For your convenience a set of scripts exist to install a complement of prerequisite software tools

• MacOS >= 10.15
• Ubuntu >= 20.04
• Windows >= 10

What does it do?

It provisions the minimum set of cloud resources needed to begin installing Tanzu Application Platform on

• Microsoft Azure

See roadmap for planned capabilities.

What might you consider after provisioning cloud resources?

• Peruse the public Tanzu Application Platform installation documentation
• Speed up your installation time by visiting one of these Github repositories
  • Timo Salm's Unofficial TAP 1.0 Installation Guide
  • Make Onboarding Suck Less's TAP 1.0 Evaluation Guides
• Consider using Visual Studio Code as your IDE
  • Add recommended extensions to your workspace
  • Setup Remote development over SSH