Pod Kicker
This is small proof of concept of a component to restart
Getting Started
Installing / Deploying
See examples in deploy directory for how to add the podkicker sidecar to any pod, and the service account needed.
Running locally
The code only works running inside a pod in Kubernetes
Configuration
Details of any configuration files, environmental variables, command line parameters, etc.
For services
| Setting / Variable | Purpose | Default |
|---|---|---|
| PODKICKER_WATCH | What file or directory to watch for changes, when a directory is added all files and sub-directories under it are watched recursively. Required | None |
| PODKICKER_TARGET_NAME | The name of the Kubernetes deployment or stateful set to be restarted. Typically this is the same one as the sidecar is running under. Required | None |
| PODKICKER_TARGET_TYPE | Either “deployment” or “statefulset” | “deployment” |
Repository Structure
A brief description of the top-level directories of this project is as follows:
/build - Build configuration e.g. Dockerfiles
/deploy - Deployment and infrastructure as code, inc Kubernetes
/cmd - Source code
Known Issues
All file operations will trigger the restart, there is no filter yet
License
This project uses the MIT software license. See full license file
