Since FluxCD pushes updates to the repo you need to fork this repo and modify a few things before getting started.

Fix users

export GIT_USER=<git_username>
export DOCKER_USER=<dockerhub_username>

grep -l -r '/driv/' | xargs -L1 sed -i "s,/driv/,/$GIT_USER/,g"
grep -l -r ' driv/' | xargs -L1 sed -i "s, driv/, $DOCKER_USER/,g"
git add -u
git commit -m "update users"
git push

Cluster

You can use any cluster you have available

kind create cluster --name kind-fluxcd-buildpacks

FluxCD bootstrap

kubectl apply -k clusters/my-cluster/flux-system

Automated cluster bootstrap

It requires having and providing flux with admin access to your organization.

https://fluxcd.io/flux/installation/bootstrap/github/

Cluster manual bootstrap

flux create secret git flux-system \
    --url=ssh://[email protected]/driv/flux-image-updates \
    --export > gotk-secret.yaml
kubectl apply -f gotk-secret.yaml

Use the identity.pub public key from the secret as a deployment key with write access for your repo. Do not push the secret to git.

Kpack secrets

Dockerhub and GitHub access is needed.

Create a token with read/write access. https://hub.docker.com/settings/security

Replace <username> with your DockerHub username and <token> with your generated token, and apply the secret. Do not push the secret to git.

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: registry-credentials
  namespace: kpack-builders
  annotations:
    kpack.io/docker: https://index.docker.io/v1/
type: kubernetes.io/basic-auth
stringData:
  username: <username>
  password: <token>

For git-credentials You can use the private key from gotk-secret.yaml or create a new one (it only needs read access).

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: git-credentials
  namespace: kpack-builders
  annotations:
    kpack.io/git: [email protected]
type: kubernetes.io/ssh-auth
stringData:
  ssh-privatekey: |
    -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
    <your private key>
    -----END PRIVATE KEY-----

Update the applications.

Both applications have an Image which is using the apps branch to track changes. FluxCD commits into the main branch and it creates an infinite loop of build and deployments.

Any change on the apps branch will trigger a build and a re-deploy.