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Last.Backend

Last.Backend container management platform is the new and modern open-source container management system with service discovery, overlay networks and more..

Source code available at lastbackend/lastbackend GitHub repository.

1. Overview

Last.Backend is an open source platform for containerized application management on all stages: from deploy to scale. This solution is based on container technology and fully support docker containers type.

Note that project is under active development and our team is working day and night to make it better. Your suggestions, comments and contributions is very helpful. Big thanks for that!

1.1. About Container platform

Container platform is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It contains a set of technologies like: container scheduling, service discovery, overlay network, container runtime, container images runtime, load-balancing and more. All these technologies are provided out of the box and don’t requiring additional research and setup.

Last.Backend Structure

1.2. Platform structure:

  • REST API server. Entrypoint for cluster management.

  • State controller. Cluster state watcher. Performs all operation for pod creating and manage entities lifecycle.

  • Resources Scheduler. Resources scheduler operates with cluster resources. It handles all resources utilization requests and manages entities spreading across cluster.

  • Node agent. Node agent is process that operates with host. It creates pods, endpoint, networks, load-balancers and other entities.

  • Service discovery. Service discovery is internal DNS server. It manages services IPs with internal domain names.

  • Ingress proxy. Proxy server, based on self-configurable HAproxy. Manages External traffic from WEB to internal overlay network.

  • Log collector. Log collector stores and aggregates logs from whole cluster. It can export logs to external database for additional analytic and search.

  • IPVS-based load-balancer. Load-Balancer that provides traffic management across pods in cluster.

  • VxLAN-based overlay network Overlay network connects all docker hosts into one big overlay network, where pods from different nodes can access each other.

  • Storage runtime driver Driver implements persistent storage for pods. It adds ability to deploy stateful services.

  • Container runtime Container runtime is responsible to manage containers in host. Docker runtime driver is used by default.

  • Container images runtime Container runtime is responsible to manage container images in host. Docker container images driver is used by default.

1.3. Runtimes overview

Last.Backend runtime design allows us to create extendable system. We separated runtime into particular packages.

By default Last.Backend is provided with these runtimes:

  • CRI - container runtime interface: docker by default

  • CII - container image interface: docker by default

  • CSI - container storage interface: host directory by default

  • CNI - container network interface: vxlan by default

  • CPI - container proxy interface: IPVS by default

All these runtimes are documented in runtime section. where all methods, types and algorithms are described.

1.4. Endpoint interface

The main endpoint to manage cluster is REST API interface. Our team uses swagger as API documentation generator. To create swagger spec, just execute ` make swagger-spec` command in root of repository.

You can use REST API in these options:

  • Directly with CURL or another apps

  • Using Last.Backend CLI located in separate repo lastbackend/cli[https://github.com/lastbackend/cli]

  • Using golang package, located in pgk/api/client. For building custom go apps as example.

1.5. Current state

Current version is in public beta stage and includes:

  • cluster management

  • node management

  • overlay network based on vxlan

  • internal endpoints for pods balancing based on IPVS

  • ingress server based on haproxy

  • internal discovery server

  • services management with basic blue/green deployments

  • volumes management

2. Getting Started

There is multiple ways you can use to start with Last.Backend:

  • Obtain resources with public Last.Backend clusters.

  • Obtain dedicated cluster from Last.Backend.

  • Deploy your own Last.Backend cluster and connect it to control-panel

2.1. Ready to go environment

Ready-to-go environment is available on https://app.lastbackend.com control panel for your experiments. In our control plane you can create new cluster, or connect existing cluster.

There are several types of management for cluster connected to control panel: - WEB UI - CLI

Using this panel you can manage multiple clusters located on defferent hosting providers from single point.

2.2. Provision personal cluster

There are many options how you can get local last.backend cluster. The most popular are:

  • local version with docker-machine You can easily create local environment with docker-machine. You can create local cluster contains 1 node or multiple nodes, with full fuctional support. This is a good point to start testing, or start contributing.

  • hosted version, provisioned with ansible Our team prepared ansible roles for deploy last.backend cluster on your favourite environment. Ansible roles located at separated repository https://github.com/lastbackend/ansible

3. Installation

In this section you can find the best solution for setup Last.Backend cluster.

You can run Last.Backend cluster almost anywhere. You can start from your laptop or VMs on a cloud provider. Your decision should be based on available resources and infrastructure design requirements.

3.1. Components

Last.Backend container cluster contains 6 components: - REST API - Controller - Node - Ingress - Discovery - Exporter

3.1.1. REST API

REST API component is the control point to manage Last.Backend cluster. It validates and configures data for the api objects which include pods, services, deployments, routes, and others.

REST API is distributed as docker image, located at: index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend

To run REST API server you can use this command:

docker run -it -d --name=api index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend api [options]

The available options:

Table 1. Table Options
Name Environment Required Type Default value Description

--access-token

LB_ACCESS_TOKEN

[ ]

string

Access token to API server

--cluster-name

LB_CLUSTER_NAME

[ ]

string

Cluster name info

--cluster-description

LB_CLUSTER_DESCRIPTION

[ ]

string

Cluster description

--bind-address

LB_BIND_ADDRESS

[ ]

string

0.0.0.0

Bind address for listening

--tls-cert-file

LB_TLS_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

TLS cert file path

--tls-private-key-file

LB_TLS_PRIVATE_KEY

[ ]

string

TLS private key file path

--tls-ca-file

LB_TLS_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

TLS certificate authority file path

--vault-token

LB_VAULT_TOKEN

[ ]

string

Vault access token

--vault-endpoint

LB_VAULT_ENDPOINT

[ ]

string

https://api.lastbackend.com

Vault access endpoint

--domain-internal

LB_DOMAIN_INTERNAL

[ ]

string

lb.local

Internal domain name for cluster

--domain-external

LB_DOMAIN_EXTERNAL

[ ]

string

Default external domain for cluster

--storage

LB_STORAGE

[ ]

string

etcd

Set storage driver (Allow: etcd, mock)

--etcd-cert-file

LB_ETCD_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database cert file path

--etcd-private-key-file

LB_ETCD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database private key file path

--etcd-ca-file

LB_ETCD_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database certificate authority file

--etcd-endpoints

LB_ETCD_ENDPOINTS

[ ]

slice of string

127.0.0.1:2379

ETCD database endpoints list

--etcd-prefix

LB_ETCD_PREFIX

[ ]

string

lastbackend

ETCD database storage prefix

--verbose, -v

LB_VERBOSE

[ ]

integer

0

Set log level from 0 to 7

--config, -c

LB_CONFIG

[ ]

string

Path for the configuration file

--help, -h

Print usage

Or you can use config file:

#
# Last.Backend LLC CONFIDENTIAL
# _____________________________
#
# [2014] - [2019] Last.Backend LLC
# All Rights Reserved.
#
# NOTICE:  All information contained herein is, and remains
# the property of Last.Backend LLC and its suppliers,
# if any.  The intellectual and technical concepts contained
# herein are proprietary to Last.Backend LLC
# and its suppliers and may be covered by Russian Federation and Foreign Patents,
# patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law.
# Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
# is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
# from Last.Backend LLC.
#
#
# ===============================================================================
# REST API config settings ======================================================
# ===============================================================================

# Log level [0-7]
verbose: integer
# Authentication token
# Usages:
#   As header: Authorization Bearer <token>
#   As querystring parameter: x-lastabckend=<token>
token: string


# Cluster name
name: string
# Cluster description
description: string


# System domains settings
# Cluster domains configuration
domain:
  # Internal cluster domain for intercluster communication
  internal: string
  # External cluster domain for ingress routes
  external: string


# Storage settings
storage:
  # Storage driver type (Only: etcd)
  driver: string
  # Etcd storage driver
  etcd:
    # Last.Backend cluster database prefix
    prefix: string
    # ETCD endpoints list
    endpoints: [string]
  # Etcd authentication TLS settings
  tls:
    # TLS certificate file path
    cert: string
    # TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # TLS certificate authority file path
    ca: string


# Cluster http-server settings
server:
  # REST API server listen address (0.0.0.0 by default)
  host: string
  # REST API server port listen option (2967 by defaul)
  port: integer
  # Https/tls configurations
  tls:
          # TLS certificate file path
          cert: string
          # TLS private key file path
          key: string
          # TLS certificate authority file path
          ca: string


# Last.Backend vault service settings
vault:
  # Last.Backend Vault endpoint
  endpoint: string
  # Last.Backend Vault authentication token
  token: string

3.1.2. Controller

Controller component is the main cluster state management component.

Controller is a service that embeds the core control loops and handle all cluster state. The Controller’s control loop watches the shared state of the cluster through the storage and makes changes attempting to move the current state towards the desired state.

Controller is distributed as docker image, located at: index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend

To run controller service you can use this command:

docker run -it -d --name=api index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend controller [options]

The available options:

Table 2. Table Options
Name Environment Required Type Default value Description

--services-cidr

LB_SERVICES_CIDR

[ ]

string

172.0.0.0/24

Services IP CIDR for internal IPAM service

--storage

LB_STORAGE

[ ]

string

etcd

Set storage driver (Allow: etcd, mock)

--etcd-cert-file

LB_ETCD_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database cert file path

--etcd-private-key-file

LB_ETCD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database private key file path

--etcd-ca-file

LB_ETCD_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database certificate authority file

--etcd-endpoints

LB_ETCD_ENDPOINTS

[ ]

slice of string

127.0.0.1:2379

ETCD database endpoints list

--etcd-prefix

LB_ETCD_PREFIX

[ ]

string

lastbackend

ETCD database storage prefix

--verbose, -v

LB_VERBOSE

[ ]

integer

0

Set log level from 0 to 7

--config, -c

LB_CONFIG

[ ]

string

Path for the configuration file

--help, -h

Print usage

Or you can use config file:

---
#
# Last.Backend LLC CONFIDENTIAL
# _____________________________
#
# [2014] - [2019] Last.Backend LLC
# All Rights Reserved.
#
# NOTICE:  All information contained herein is, and remains
# the property of Last.Backend LLC and its suppliers,
# if any.  The intellectual and technical concepts contained
# herein are proprietary to Last.Backend LLC
# and its suppliers and may be covered by Russian Federation and Foreign Patents,
# patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law.
# Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
# is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
# from Last.Backend LLC.
#
#
# ===============================================================================
# Controller config settings ====================================================
# ===============================================================================

# Log level [0-7]
verbose: integer

# Storage settings
storage:
  # Storage driver type (Only: etcd)
  driver: string
  # Etcd storage driver
  etcd:
    # Last.Backend cluster database prefix
    prefix: string
    # ETCD endpoints list
    endpoints: [string]
  # Etcd authentication TLS settings
  tls:
    # TLS certificate file path
    cert: string
    # TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # TLS certificate authority file path
    ca: string


service:
  # Services internal IPAM CIDR
  cidr: string #172.0.0.0/24 by default

3.1.3. Node

Node component is the control point to manage Last.Backend cluster. It validates and configures data for the api objects which include pods, services, deployments, routes, and others.

REST API is distributed as docker image, located at: index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend

To run REST API server you can use this command:

docker run -it -d --name=api index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend node [options]

The available options:

Table 3. Table Options
Name Environment Required Type Default value Description

--access-token

LB_ACCESS_TOKEN

[ ]

string

Access token to API server

--workdir

LB_NODE_WORKDIR

[ ]

string

Node workdir for runtime

--manifest-path

LB_NODE_MANIFESTS_PATH

[ ]

string

Node manifest(s) path

--bind-interface

LB_NODE_BIND_INTERFACE

[ ]

string

eth0

Node bind external network interface to access internal connections

--network-proxy

LB_NETWORK_PROXY

[ ]

string

ipvs

Network proxy driver (ipvs by default)

--network-proxy-iface-internal

LB_NETWORK_PROXY_IFACE_INTERNAL

[ ]

string

docker0

Network proxy internal interface binding

--network-proxy-iface-external

LB_NETWORK_PROXY_IFACE_EXTERNAL

[ ]

string

eth0

Network proxy external interface binding

--network-driver

LB_NETWORK_DRIVER

[ ]

string

vxlan

Network driver (vxlan by default)

--network-driver-iface-external

LB_NETWORK_DRIVER_IFACE_EXTERNAL

[ ]

string

eth0

Container overlay network external interface for host communication

--network-driver-iface-internal

LB_NETWORK_DRIVER_IFACE_INTERNAL

[ ]

string

docker0

Container overlay network internal bridge interface for container intercommunications

--container-runtime

LB_CONTAINER_RUNTIME

[ ]

string

docker

Node container runtime

--container-runtime-docker-version

LB_RUNTIME_DOCKER_VERSION

[ ]

string

Set docker version for docker container runtime

--container-storage-root

LB_CONTAINER_STORAGE_ROOT

[ ]

string

/var/run/lastbackend

Node container storage root for pod volumes and persistent volumes

--container-image-runtime

LB_CONTAINER_IMAGE_RUNTIME

[ ]

string

docker

Node container images runtime

--bind-address

LB_NODE_BIND_ADDRESS

[ ]

string

0.0.0.0

Node bind address

--bind-port

LB_NODE_BIND_PORT

[ ]

integer

2965

Node listening port binding

--tls-cert-file

LB_NODE_TLS_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

Node cert file path

--tls-private-key-file

LB_NODE_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

Node private key file path

--tls-ca-file

LB_NODE_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

Node certificate authority file path

--api-uri

LB_API_URI

[ ]

string

REST API endpoint

--api-tls-cert-file

LB_API_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS certificate file path

--api-tls-private-key-file

LB_API_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS private key file path

--api-tls-ca-file

LB_API_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TSL certificate authority file path

--verbose, -v

LB_VERBOSE

[ ]

integer

0

Set log level from 0 to 7

--config, -c

LB_CONFIG

[ ]

string

Path for the configuration file

--help, -h

Print usage

Or you can use config file:

---
#
# Last.Backend LLC CONFIDENTIAL
# _____________________________
#
# [2014] - [2019] Last.Backend LLC
# All Rights Reserved.
#
# NOTICE:  All information contained herein is, and remains
# the property of Last.Backend LLC and its suppliers,
# if any.  The intellectual and technical concepts contained
# herein are proprietary to Last.Backend LLC
# and its suppliers and may be covered by Russian Federation and Foreign Patents,
# patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law.
# Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
# is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
# from Last.Backend LLC.
#
#
# ===============================================================================
# Node config settings ==========================================================
# ===============================================================================

# Log level [0-7]
verbose: integer
# Authentication token
# Usages:
#   As header: Authorization Bearer <token>
#   As querystring parameter: x-lastabckend=<token>
token: string
# Node default workdir for system files
workdir: string

# Local node manifest options. Use local manifests if you need local binded containers or deployments.
manifest:
  # Manifest local directory
  dir: string


# Network settings
network:
        # External interface for listening worldwide
        interface: string
  # Container proxy interface
  cpi:
    # Network proxy driver (ipvs by default)
    type: string
    # proxy network interface bindings
    interface:
      # external network interface for proxy
      external:
      # internal network interface for proxy
      internal:
  # Container network interface options
  cni:
    # Container overlay network driver (vxlan by default)
    type: string
                # overlay network interfaces bindigs
                iterface:
                        # External network interface for network building
                        external: string
                        # Internal bridge network interface for network building
                        internal: string

# Container interfaces
container:
  # Container runtime interface
  cri:
    # Container runtime driver (docker by default)
    type: string
    # Docker driver configuration
    docker:
      #        Optional specify particular docker version
      version: string
  # Storage runtime interface
  csi:
    # Container storage - directory options
    dir:
      # Directiry path
      root: string
  # Container images runtime interface
  iri:
    # Container images driver (docker by default)
    type: string
    # Docker driver configuration
    docker:
      # Optional specify particular docker version
      version: string

# Cluster node http-server settings
server:
  # Node API server listen address (0.0.0.0 by default)
  host: string
  # Node API server port listen option (2969 by defaul)
  port: integer
  # Https/tls configurations
  tls:
          # TLS certificate file path
          cert: string
          # TLS private key file path
          key: string
          # TLS certificate authority file path
          ca: string


# REST API client options
api:
  # REST API Endpoint (http://127.0.0.1)
  uri: string
  # REST API TLS options
  tls:
    # REST API TLS client certificate file path
    cert: string
    # REST API TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # REST API TLS client certificate authority file path
    ca: string

3.1.4. Discovery

Discovery service controll services accessibility with their DNS names. It works with internal IPAM datastore and responce service internal IP to requested resource.

Discovery service work with Last.Backend API server to register itself in platform and with internal storage to retrieve DNS information. It has built in cache for performance optimization. You don’t need to flush cache, because discovery service subscribed to storage data changing events.

Discovery service is distributed with docker image, located at: index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/discovery

To run Discovery services you can use this command:

docker run -it -d --name=api index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/discovery discovery [options]

The available options:

Table 4. Table Options
Name Environment Required Type Default value Description

--access-token

LB_ACCESS_TOKEN

[ ]

string

Access token to API server

--bind-address

LB_BIND_ADDRESS

[ ]

string

0.0.0.0

DNS server bind address

--bind-port

LB_DNS_PORT

[ ]

integer

53

DNS port listening

--dns-ttl

LB_DNS_TTL

[ ]

integer

24h

DNS cache ttl (24 hours)

--storage

LB_STORAGE

[ ]

string

etcd

Set storage driver (Allow: etcd, mock)

--etcd-cert-file

LB_ETCD_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database cert file path

--etcd-private-key-file

LB_ETCD_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database private key file path

--etcd-ca-file

LB_ETCD_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

ETCD database certificate authority file

--etcd-endpoints

LB_ETCD_ENDPOINTS

[ ]

slice of string

127.0.0.1:2379

ETCD database endpoints list

--etcd-prefix

LB_ETCD_PREFIX

[ ]

string

lastbackend

ETCD database storage prefix

--api-uri

LB_API_URI

[ ]

string

REST API endpoint

--api-tls-cert-file

LB_API_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS certificate file path

--api-tls-private-key-file

LB_API_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS private key file path

--api-tls-ca-file

LB_API_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TSL certificate authority file path

--verbose, -v

LB_VERBOSE

[ ]

integer

0

Set log level from 0 to 7

--config, -c

LB_CONFIG

[ ]

string

Path for the configuration file

--help, -h

Print usage

Or you can use config file:

---
#
# Last.Backend LLC CONFIDENTIAL
# _____________________________
#
# [2014] - [2019] Last.Backend LLC
# All Rights Reserved.
#
# NOTICE:  All information contained herein is, and remains
# the property of Last.Backend LLC and its suppliers,
# if any.  The intellectual and technical concepts contained
# herein are proprietary to Last.Backend LLC
# and its suppliers and may be covered by Russian Federation and Foreign Patents,
# patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law.
# Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
# is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
# from Last.Backend LLC.
#
#
# ===============================================================================
# Discovery config settings =====================================================
# ===============================================================================

# Log level [0-7]
verbose: integer
# Authentication token
# Usages:
#   As header: Authorization Bearer <token>
#   As querystring parameter: x-lastabckend=<token>
token: string


# Storage settings
storage:
  # Storage driver type (Only: etcd)
  driver: string
  # Etcd storage driver
  etcd:
    # Last.Backend cluster database prefix
    prefix: string
    # ETCD endpoints list
    endpoints: [string]
  # Etcd authentication TLS settings
  tls:
    # TLS certificate file path
    cert: string
    # TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # TLS certificate authority file path
    ca: string


# Discovery DNS server listen and cache options
dns:
        # DNS address listen
  host: string
  # DNS port listen
  port: integer
  # DNS TTL options for records cache
  ttl: duration


# REST API client options
api:
  # REST API Endpoint (http://127.0.0.1)
  uri: string
  # REST API TLS options
  tls:
    # REST API TLS client certificate file path
    cert: string
    # REST API TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # REST API TLS client certificate authority file path
    ca: string

3.1.5. Ingress

REST API component is the control point to manage Last.Backend cluster. It validates and configures data for the api objects which include pods, services, deployments, routes, and others.

REST API is distributed as docker image, located at: index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend

To run REST API server you can use this command:

docker run -it -d --name=api index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend api [options]

The available options:

Table 5. Table Options
Name Environment Required Type Default value Description

--access-token

LB_ACCESS_TOKEN

[ ]

string

Access token to API server

--haproxy-config-path

LB_HAPROXY_CONFIG_PATH

[ ]

string

/var/run/lastbackend/ingress/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

HAProxy configuration path setup

--haproxy-pid

LB_HAPROXY_PID

[ ]

string

/var/run/lastbackend/ingress/haproxy/haproxy.pid

HAProxy pid file path

--haproxy-exec

LB_HAPROXY_EXEC

[ ]

string

/usr/local/bin/haproxy

HAProxy entrypoint path

--haproxy-stat-port

LB_HAPROXY_STAT_PORT

[ ]

integer

1936

HAProxy statistic port definition. If not provided - statistic will be disabled

--haproxy-stat-username

LB_HAPROXY_STAT_USER

[ ]

string

HAProxy statistic access username

--haproxy-stat-password

LB_HAPROXY_STAT_PASS

[ ]

string

HAProxy statistic access password

--bind-interface

LB_INGRESS_BIND_INTERFACE

[ ]

string

eth0

Exporter bind network interface

--network-proxy

LB_NETWORK_PROXY

[ ]

string

ipvs

Container proxy interface driver

--network-proxy-iface-internal

LB_NETWORK_PROXY_IFACE_INTERNAL

[ ]

string

docker0

Network internal interface binding

--network-proxy-iface-external

LB_NETWORK_PROXY_IFACE_EXTERNAL

[ ]

string

eth0

Network container bridge binding

--network-driver

LB_NETWORK_DRIVER

[ ]

string

vxlan

Container overlay network driver

--network-driver-iface-external

LB_NETWORK_DRIVER_IFACE_EXTERNAL

[ ]

string

eth0

Container overlay network external interface for host communication

--network-driver-iface-internal

LB_NETWORK_DRIVER_IFACE_INTERNAL

[ ]

string

docker0

Container overlay network internal bridge interface for container intercommunications

--network-resolvers

LB_NETWORK_RESOLVERS

[ ]

slice of string

[8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4]

Additional resolvers IPs for Ingress

--api-uri

LB_API_URI

[ ]

string

REST API endpoint

--api-tls-cert-file

LB_API_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS certificate file path

--api-tls-private-key-file

LB_API_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS private key file path

--api-tls-ca-file

LB_API_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TSL certificate authority file path

--verbose, -v

LB_VERBOSE

[ ]

integer

0

Set log level from 0 to 7

--config, -c

LB_CONFIG

[ ]

string

Path for the configuration file

--help, -h

Print usage

Or you can use config file:

 ---
#
# Last.Backend LLC CONFIDENTIAL
# _____________________________
#
# [2014] - [2019] Last.Backend LLC
# All Rights Reserved.
#
# NOTICE:  All information contained herein is, and remains
# the property of Last.Backend LLC and its suppliers,
# if any.  The intellectual and technical concepts contained
# herein are proprietary to Last.Backend LLC
# and its suppliers and may be covered by Russian Federation and Foreign Patents,
# patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law.
# Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
# is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
# from Last.Backend LLC.
#
#
# ===============================================================================
# Ingress config settings =======================================================
# ===============================================================================

# Log level [0-7]
verbose: integer
# Authentication token
# Usages:
#   As header: Authorization Bearer <token>
#   As querystring parameter: x-lastabckend=<token>
token: string

# Haproxy proxy runtime options
haproxy:
  # Haproxy config file path
  config: string
  # Haproxy pid file path
  pid: string
  # Haproxy exec binary file path
  exec: string
  # Haproxy stats options
  stats:
    # Haproxy stats access option: username
    username: string
                # Haproxy stats access option: password
    password: string
    # Haproxy stats listen port (http://<host>:<port>/stats, 1936 by default)
    port: integer


# Network settings
network:
        # External interface for listening worldwide
        interface: string
  # Container proxy interface
  cpi:
    # Network proxy driver (ipvs by default)
    type: string
    # proxy network interface bindings
    interface:
      # external network interface for proxy
      external:
      # internal network interface for proxy
      internal:
  # Container network interface options
  cni:
    # Container overlay network driver (vxlan by default)
    type: string
                # overlay network interfaces bindigs
                iterface:
                        # External network interface for network building
                        external: string
                        # Internal bridge network interface for network building
                        internal: string

  # Network dns-resolver
  resolver:
    # Static DNS resolvers for ingress (8.8.8.8, 8.8.8.4 by default)
    servers: [string]


# REST API client options
api:
  # REST API Endpoint (http://127.0.0.1)
  uri: string
  # REST API TLS options
  tls:
    # REST API TLS client certificate file path
    cert: string
    # REST API TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # REST API TLS client certificate authority file path
    ca: string

3.1.6. Ingress

REST API component is the control point to manage Last.Backend cluster. It validates and configures data for the api objects which include pods, services, deployments, routes, and others.

REST API is distributed as docker image, located at: index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend

To run REST API server you can use this command:

docker run -it -d --name=api index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend api [options]

The available options:

Table 6. Table Options
Name Environment Required Type Default value Description

--access-token

LB_ACCESS_TOKEN

[ ]

string

Access token to API server

--bind-listener-address

LB_BIND_LISTENER_ADDRESS

[ ]

string

0.0.0.0

Exporter bind address

--bind-listener-port

LB_BIND_LISTENER_PORT

[ ]

integer

2963

Exporter bind port

--bind-rest-address

LB_BIND_REST_ADDRESS

[ ]

string

0.0.0.0

Exporter REST listener address for logs and metrics streaming

--bind-rest-port

LB_BIND_REST_PORT

[ ]

integer

2964

Exporter REST listener port

--tls-cert-file

LB_TLS_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

Exporter REST TLS cert file path

--tls-private-key-file

LB_TLS_PRIVATE_KEY

[ ]

string

Exporter REST TLS private key path

--tls-ca-file

LB_TLS_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

Exporter REST TLS certificate authority file path

--api-uri

LB_API_URI

[ ]

string

REST API endpoint

--api-tls-cert-file

LB_API_CERT_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS certificate file path

--api-tls-private-key-file

LB_API_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TLS private key file path

--api-tls-ca-file

LB_API_CA_FILE

[ ]

string

REST API TSL certificate authority file path

--bind-interface

LB_BIND_INTERFACE

[ ]

string

eth0

Exporter bind network interface

--log-workdir

LB_LOG_WORKDIR

[ ]

string

/var/run/lastbackend

Set directory on host for logs storage

--verbose, -v

LB_VERBOSE

[ ]

integer

0

Set log level from 0 to 7

--config, -c

LB_CONFIG

[ ]

string

Path for the configuration file

--help, -h

Print usage

Or you can use config file:

---
#
# Last.Backend LLC CONFIDENTIAL
# _____________________________
#
# [2014] - [2019] Last.Backend LLC
# All Rights Reserved.
#
# NOTICE:  All information contained herein is, and remains
# the property of Last.Backend LLC and its suppliers,
# if any.  The intellectual and technical concepts contained
# herein are proprietary to Last.Backend LLC
# and its suppliers and may be covered by Russian Federation and Foreign Patents,
# patents in process, and are protected by trade secret or copyright law.
# Dissemination of this information or reproduction of this material
# is strictly forbidden unless prior written permission is obtained
# from Last.Backend LLC.
#
#
# ===============================================================================
# Exporter config settings ======================================================
# ===============================================================================

# Log level [0-7]
verbose: integer
# Authentication token
# Usages:
#   As header: Authorization Bearer <token>
#   As querystring parameter: x-lastabckend=<token>
token: string


# Cluster exporter http-server settings
server:
  # Exporter API server listen address (0.0.0.0 by default)
  host: string
  # Exporter API server port listen option (2964 by defaul)
  port: integer
  # Https/tls configurations
  tls:
          # TLS certificate file path
          cert: string
          # TLS private key file path
          key: string
          # TLS certificate authority file path
          ca: string

logger:
  # Logger exporter configuration
  workdir: string
  # logger tcp server listen options (0.0.0.0 by default)
  host: string
  # logger tcp server port  (2963 by default)
  port: integer


# REST API client options
api:
  # REST API Endpoint (http://127.0.0.1)
  uri: string
  # REST API TLS options
  tls:
    # REST API TLS client certificate file path
    cert: string
    # REST API TLS private key file path
    key: string
    # REST API TLS client certificate authority file path
    ca: string

# Network settings
network:
  # Public network interface to determine exporter access endpoint (eth0 by default)
  interface: string

3.2. Development Installation

You can create and test Last.Backend clusters in a few minutes on your laptop using docker-machine for example.

Use this type of installation if you want to: - Develop and contributing Last.Backend

Here you can learn how to deploy Last.Backend cluster with docker-machine:

Prerequisites

  • Go 1.7 or higher

  • Go docker client v17.03

  • Go etcd client for v3

  • Git

  • docker-machine

  • virtualbox

For creating local development environment we suggest you to use docker-machine provision type:

$ go get github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend
$ cd ${GOPATH:-~/go}/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend
$ make deps && make build && make install

Create local development environment

use docker-machine to create nodes for cluster

# set sources path
export LB_SOURCES_PATH=/opt/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend
cd ${LB_SOURCES_PATH}
make deps

# create master node
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox master
docker-machine stop master
# note: for virtulabox driver we can mount host dir into docker-machine with this command
VBoxManage sharedfolder add master --name /lastbackend --hostpath $LB_SOURCES_PATH --automount
docker-machine start master

# create minion nodes
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox minion-00
docker-machine stop minion-00
VBoxManage sharedfolder add minion-00 --name /lastbackend --hostpath $LB_SOURCES_PATH --automount
docker-machine start minion-00

# run etcd on master machine
eval (docker-machine env master)
make image
export MASTER_IP=$(docker-machine ip master)
docker run -d -p 4001:4001 -p 2380:2380 -p 2379:2379 \
 --name etcd quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.2.9 /usr/local/bin/etcd \
 -name etcd0 \
 -advertise-client-urls http://${MASTER_IP}:2379,http://${MASTER_IP}:4001 \
 -listen-client-urls http://0.0.0.0:2379,http://0.0.0.0:4001 \
 -initial-advertise-peer-urls http://${MASTER_IP}:2380 \
 -listen-peer-urls http://0.0.0.0:2380 \
 -initial-cluster-token etcd-cluster-1 \
 -initial-cluster etcd0=http://${MASTER_IP}:2380 \
 -initial-cluster-state new

# fetch deps
docker run --rm -it  \
      -v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      -w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      --name=deps \
      --net=host \
      golang ./hack/bootstrap.sh

# run Last.Backend Cluster API from sources in docker
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      -v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      -v /lastbackend/contrib/config.yml:/etc/lastbackend/config.yml \
      -w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      --name=api \
      --net=host \
      lastbackend/lastbackend go run ./cmd/kit/kit.go api -c /etc/lastbackend/config.yml

# run Last.Backend Cluster CTL from sources in docker
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      -v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      -v /lastbackend/contrib/config.yml:/etc/lastbackend/config.yml \
      -w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      --name=ctl \
      lastbackend/lastbackend go run ./cmd/kit/kit.go ctl -c /etc/lastbackend/config.yml

# run Last.Backend Cluster Discovery from sources in docker
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      -v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      -v /lastbackend/contrib/discovery.yml:/etc/lastbackend/config.yml \
      -w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      --net=host \
      --name=discovery \
      lastbackend/discovery go run ./cmd/discovery/discovery.go ctl -c /etc/lastbackend/config.yml

# run Last.Backend Cluster Ingress from sources in docker
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      -v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      -v /lastbackend/contrib/ingress.yml:/etc/lastbackend/config.yml \
      -w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      --net=host \
      --name=ingress \
      lastbackend/ingress go run ./cmd/ingress/ingress.go ctl -c /etc/lastbackend/config.yml


# run node on minion host
# create minion node
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox minion-00
docker-machine stop minion-00
VBoxManage sharedfolder add minion-00 --name /lastbackend --hostpath $LB_SOURCES_PATH --automount
docker-machine start minion-00

# enable modprobe ip_vs for internal load balancing
# this is required for boot2docker iso image
docker-machine ssh minion-00 "sudo modprobe ip_vs"

eval (docker-machine env minion-00)
make image
# install deps for sources
docker run --rm -it  \
      -v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      -w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
      --name=deps \
      --net=host \
      golang ./hack/bootstrap.sh

# run node container
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
-v /lastbackend:/go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
-v /lastbackend/contrib/node.yml:/etc/lastbackend/config.yml \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v /var/run/lastbackend:/var/run/lastbackend \
-v /lib/modules:/lib/modules:rw \
-w /go/src/github.com/lastbackend/lastbackend \
-e LB_API_URI="$MASTER_IP:2967" \
-e LB_DNS_IPS="$MASTER_IP" \
--privileged \
--name=node \
--net=host \
index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend go run ./cmd/node/node.go -c /etc/lastbackend/config.yml

# check logs
docker logs -f node

3.3. Local Installation

A local installation is an easy way to get started. You can create and test Last.Backend clusters in a few minutes on your laptop using docker-machine for example.

Use this type of installation if you want to: - Try and test cluster

Here you can learn how to deploy Last.Backend cluster with docker-machine.

use docker-machine to create nodes for cluster

# create master node
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox master

# create minion nodes
docker-machine create --driver virtualbox minion-00

# run etcd on master machine
eval $(docker-machine env master)
export MASTER_IP=$(docker-machine ip master)
docker run -d -p 4001:4001 -p 2380:2380 -p 2379:2379 \
 --name etcd quay.io/coreos/etcd:v3.2.9 /usr/local/bin/etcd \
 -name etcd0 \
 -advertise-client-urls http://${MASTER_IP}:2379,http://${MASTER_IP}:4001 \
 -listen-client-urls http://0.0.0.0:2379,http://0.0.0.0:4001 \
 -initial-advertise-peer-urls http://${MASTER_IP}:2380 \
 -listen-peer-urls http://0.0.0.0:2380 \
 -initial-cluster-token etcd-cluster-1 \
 -initial-cluster etcd0=http://${MASTER_IP}:2380 \
 -initial-cluster-state new

# run Last.Backend Cluster API:
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      --net=host \
      --name=api \
      index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend api

# run Last.Backend Cluster CTL:
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      --name=controller \
      index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend ctl

# run Last.Backend Cluster DNS:
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      --name=discovery \
      index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/discovery

# run Last.Backend Cluster Exporter:
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
      --name=exporter \
      index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/exporter

# run node on minion host
# enable modprobe ip_vs for internal load balancing
# this is required for boot2docker iso image
docker-machine ssh minion-00 "sudo modprobe ip_vs"

# run Last.Backend Cluster Node:
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
-v /var/run/lastbackend:/var/run/lastbackend \
-v /lib/modules:/lib/modules:rw \
-e LB_API_URI="$MASTER_IP:2967" \
--privileged \
--name=node \
--net=host \
index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/lastbackend node

# run Last.Backend Cluster Ingress:
docker run -d -it --restart=always \
--name=ingress \
--net=host \
index.lstbknd.net/lastbackend/ingress

3.4. Self-Hosted Installation

Self Hosted installation is a good way to create and maintain your own Last.Backend cluster for teams and companies

Use this type of installation if you want to: - Get a company/team cluster on your infrastructure - Focus on apps development speed without worrying for delivery process.

Here you can learn how to deploy Last.Backend cluster with ansible.

3.5. Last.Backend Hosted Installation

Last.Backend Hosted installation is the best way to create and maintain Last.Backend cluster for teams and companies in one click On this type of installation, you will get Last.Backend cluster, managed by Last.Backend team.

Use this type of installation if you want to: - Get a company/team cluster on your infrastructure - Focus on apps development speed without worrying for delivery process. - Have high availability cluster, managed by Last.Backend team

You can request for your dedicated cluster on control panel(soon) or by email: request@lastbackend.com

3.6. Provider Hosted Installation

Provider Hosted installation is a convenient way to create and maintain Last.Backend cluster for teams and companies in one click

Use this type of installation if you want to: - Get a company/team cluster on your infrastructure - Focus on apps development speed without worrying for delivery process. - Have high availability cluster, managed by providers

Now we are in integration stage with a lot of different hosting providers across the globe. For more information you can contact us: partners@lastbackend.com

4. Design manifest

The Design section described the parts of the Last.Backend platform and the abstractions to helps you obtain a deeper understanding of how it works.

4.1. Overview

Last.Backend platform is a set of processes of 2 types: master processes and minion processes. Master processes operates with cluster state, non-master applying state on physical machines. In the core of design principles of Last.Backend there are runtime objects(manifests). Using manifest, you can change Last.Backend cluster state. Manifests can be 2 types: - external - to pass changes into cluster - internal - intercommunication system manifests

4.2. Manifests

There is only 1 endpoint to handle manifests - the REST API. Manifests can be several types: - Namespace manifest - Service manifest - Secret manifest - Config manifest - Route manifest

In the internal communication process Last.Backend also uses manifests:

  • Node manifest: - collection of node state manifests:

  • Pod manifests - map of pod manifests, that should be on node

  • Endpoint manifests - map of endpoints manifests, that should be on node

  • Volume Manifests - map of volumes manifests

  • Congig Manifests - map of config manifests

  • Secret Manifests - map of secrets manifests

  • Subnets Manifests - network subnets manifests

  • Resolvers Manifests - cluster resolvers manifests

  • Ingress manifest:

  • Resolvers Manifests - cluster resolvers manifests

  • Endpoint manifests - map of services endpoint manifests

  • Routes manifests - map of routes manifests

More about manifests you can read in particular object section in this docs. For example service manifest is described in Serices section.

4.3. Processes

We can separate all Last.Backend processes in to types: - master processes - minion processes

To master process group we can set: REST API, Controller, Discovery and Ingress To minion process group we can set node.

All master process can be horizontally scaled, except controller. It can be also scaled, but master process should be one, others will be set as slaves.

Last.Backend REST API is designed to setup cluster state directly or with command line interface application. The main REST API function is to validate incomming changes, and pass they into database.

Last.Backend Controller is a process that operates for cluster state match. After state is changed, controller start applying changes to make cluster state match. The main design of controlles - is to handle current state, receive new update from database and preform a variety of automated tasks such as creating new deployment, pod, changind replicas, scheduling containers and volumes, and more. Controller handles all cluster state and watches nodes state, handles capacity cluster information and more data. It also performs cluster automated tasks, based on nodes or ingress states. For example it can reschedule pods after not rechanble timeout.

Last.Backend Discovery - is service discovery process, that handles all information on services registrations and internal domain names. In two words it is an internal DNS server for services.

Last.Backend Ingress - is the entry point for external traffics to internal network. It is auto-configured HAproxy server, which proxy traffic by routes rules to internal endpoints.

Last.Backend minion node - is a minion process that perform all operations with containers, volumes and networks on physical machine. Node communicates with REST API. It pull state changes and send current state information about pods, volumes, endpoint, system info and more.

4.4. Storage

Last.Backend uses storage package to store information about cluster state.

As main database Last.Backend uses ETCDv3. For more information about storage tree and available methods, you can read design/storage section. Etcd is a distributed key value store that provides a reliable way to store data across a cluster of machines. It’s an open-source and available on GitHub. etcd gracefully handles leader elections during network partitions and will tolerate machine failure, including the leader.

More information about ETCD you can read on the main etcd website: https://coreos.com/etcd/

5. Network Design

Last.Backend approaches networking by default installation. There are 3 types of network communications:

  1. Container-to-container communications in the pod realized by using one vnet interface by containers in one pod.

  2. Pod-to-pod communications realized by endpoint.

  3. External-to-Service commutication is realized by endpoints and ingress.

Last.Backend assumes that pods can communicate with other pods, across hosts. Every pod gets its own IP address so you do not need to create links between pods or mapping container ports to host ports. This design provides you clean network model, where pod is like separated host in your cluster.

5.1. Network Runtime

Last.Backend uses 2 network runtime interfaces: - CNI - to perform overlay network operations - CPI - to perform network proxy operations

5.2. CNI

CNI runtime interface operates with network in 5 methods:

        Info(ctx context.Context) *types.NetworkState
        Create(ctx context.Context, network *types.SubnetManifest) (*types.NetworkState, error)
        Destroy(ctx context.Context, network *types.NetworkState) error
        Replace(ctx context.Context, state *types.NetworkState, manifest *types.SubnetManifest) (*types.NetworkState, error)
        Subnets(ctx context.Context) (map[string]*types.NetworkState, error)
Subnets - return all subnets in network state

Current version of Last.Backend contains VxLAN overlay network implemetation. VxLAN driver automatically creates network interface for communications, creates ARP, FBD rules to reach hosts in network. To enable VxLAN network in cluster, you need to pass runtime.cni type to "xvlan". CNI automatically detect default network interface, but if you need to setup a specific interface in node: just put in the runtime.interface option.

runtime:
  interface: "eth1" #external interface to route traffic
  cni:
    type: "vxlan"

5.3. CPI

CPI runtime interface operates with proxy endpoints in 4 methods:

        Info(ctx context.Context) (map[string]*types.EndpointState, error)
        Create(ctx context.Context, manifest *types.EndpointManifest) (*types.EndpointState, error)
        Destroy(ctx context.Context, state *types.EndpointState) error
        Update(ctx context.Context, state *types.EndpointState, manifest *types.EndpointManifest) (*types.EndpointState, error)
Update - update endpoint rules

Current version of Last.Backend contains IPVS proxy implemetation. IPVS driver manages IPVS configuration on node, creates new endpoint services and backends IPVS driver automatically creates ipvs dummy network interface for communications, attach cluster IP to it and manage ip routing options. To enable IPVS proxy mode in cluster, you need to pass runtime.cpi type to "ipvs".

CNI automatically detect default network interface, but if you need to setup a specific interface in node: just put in the runtime.interface option.

runtime:
  interface: "eth1" #external interface to route traffic
  cpi:
    type: "ipvs"

6. Last.Backend Runtime

This section describes runtime Last.Backend information about core objects, componens and other cool things.

Globally Last.Backend contains in 2 parts: - namespace runtime - infrastructure runtime

6.1. Namespace runtime

Namespace runtime is a virtual state in cluser, contains: - Namespace management - Service management - Deployment management - Pod management - Endpoint management - Secret management - Config management - Volumes management - Routes management

6.1.1. Namespace

Namespace is like a virtual cluster in physical cluster.

Namespaces are designed for create separate isolated group of services. For example you need to use namespace to separate projects or project stages. Each namespace is isolate from others, so you can create namespace usage quotas. All resources in namespace need to be unique within namespace, but not across namespaces.

Namespaces are a way to divide cluster resources between multiple projects (via resource quota). It is not necessary to use multiple namespaces just to separate project version or stages, but you can use it for that.

Working with namespaces

Creation and deletion of namespaces are described in the separated section of documentation for namespaces.

Viewing namespaces You can list the current namespaces in a cluster using:

$ lb namespace ls
NAME  DESCRIPTION  ENDPOINT
----  -----------  --------
demo               demo.lb.local

Create new namespace:

$ lb namespace create test
Namespace `test` is created

 NAME         test
 DESCRIPTION
 ENDPOINT     test.lb.local
DNS in namespaces

Each namespace receive unique DNS entry. This entry needed by services for inter-cluster communitation. When you create a Service, it creates a corresponding DNS entry based on namespace DNS. This entry is of the form <service-name>.<namespace-name>.lb.local.

6.1.2. Service

Service in Last.Backend is your running app. Service is set of apps deployments, where only one deployment can be in active state. The main idea of services is to create one specification of your app with all needed information, such as container images, network settings, volumes binding and other.

Services can be 2 types: - stateless - services that not handle working state information, - statefull - services that handle working state

Stateless services

Stateless services are the common type of services you need to use in your microservices architecture. This type of services can be easilly replicated across the cluster of nodes.

Statefull services

Stateless services are the common type of services you need to use in you need to run database or similar application. This type of services in Last.Backend workflow should be hard binded to particular node, and should not be scale horizontally. But you can always migrate service from one node to another with all data.

Working with services

Creation and deletion of services are fully described in the separated section of documentation for services.

Viewing services in namespace

You can list the current service in a namespace using:

$ lb service ls <namespace name>

For example:

$ lb service ls demo

 NAME   ENDPOINT             STATUS  REPLICAS
 ----   --------             ------  --------
 2048   2048.demo.lb.local   ready
 proxy  proxy.demo.lb.local  ready
Create new service:

The convinient way is to create service from manifest file like:

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 2
  network:
    ports: ["80:80/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048
$ lb namespace apply demo -f <path to service manifest>
Service `2048` is created
Inspect service:

You can view information about service with inspect command:

$lb service inspect <namespace name> <service name>
$lb service inspect demo 2048
Name:                demo/2048
State:                ready
Endpoint:        2048.demo.lb.local
Created:        6 days ago
Updated:        5 days ago
Labels:                demo=test type=proxy


Active deployments:

 Name:                228d38e
 State:                ready
 Created:        6 days ago
 Updated:        5 days ago

 Pods:

 Name     Ready  Status  Restarts  Age
 ----     -----  ------  --------  ---
 b62e295  1/1    ready   0         5 days ago
 f6a85e8  1/1    ready   0         5 days ago

Here you can see active deployment, pods, endpoint and other helpful information about service.

Update service:

The convinient way to update service is to set new service manifest file:

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 1
  network:
    ports: ["80:80/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048
$ lb namespace apply demo -f <path to service manifest>
Service `2048` is updated

Last.Backend platform creates diff of current service spec and provided. It automatically creates new deployment, when container runtime information is changed.

Remove service:

You can remove service on any stage, even it is in provision state.

$ lb service remove demo 2048
Service `2048` is destroying now

For more information about services and manifest specification, go to separated services section in documentation.

6.1.3. Deployment

As described above, service can handle multiple deployments. Deployment is a service configuration, containes all information about how service should be run, scaled and other.

Deployment can be in several type of states: - Created - Provision - Ready - Error - Degradation - Destroy - Destroyed

When service configuration is changed, Last.Backend controller should make a decision about new deployment service should be created or not. It depends on which spec params changes.

Deployments can not be created, updated or deleted manually - they a fully managed by controller. You can only view current deployments state in service. For more information about deployments and manifest specification, go to separated services deployments section in documentation.

6.1.4. Pod

Pod is a minimal scalable entity in Last.Backend cluster. It can contain one container, or multiple containers with shared resources. Pod specification is describe all rules, how host shuld create, start and manage containers.

Pod can be in several type of states: - Created - Provision - Ready - Error - Degradation - Destroy - Destroyed

Pods can not be created, updated or deleted manually - they are fully managed by controller. You can only view current pods state in service deployment. For more information about pods and manifest specification, go to separated deployment pods section in documentation

6.1.5. Endpoint

Endpoint is an internal entrypoint for service. If you need to access service in the cluster, you need to create portMap with proxy rules. Each endpoint receives internal cluster IP, and internal domain name in from of <service name>.<namespace name>.lb.local.

Create endpoint

Endpoints are managed automatically by controller and depends on service specification. That means that you can have service without endpoint, and it will not be accessible in a cluster network.

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 1
  network:
    ports: ["80:8080/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048

In an example above we open service 2048 to cluster service-2-service communication by passing network.ports option to ["80:8080/tcp"]. In this line we allow access to service by 80 port, and proxy traffic to 8080 port on pod. And you can access your service from other services by 2048.demo.lb.local:80 endpoint.

Update endpoint

You can update endpoint, by changing service.network.ports spec. That changes affects only network settings, and new deployment will not be created.

Remove endpoint

If you need to remove endpoint, just remove service.network specification rule in manifest.

For more information about endpoint and manifest specification, go to separated deployment endpoint section in documentation

6.1.6. Volumes

Volume is a storage for your services data. When new volume is placed in cluster state, node agent creates a directory on host. This directory is mounted to containers according mount rules, specified in service sepcification.

6.1.7. Secret

Secret is designed to store sensitive information. You can deside yourself, what type of information is sensitive, but in common it is passwords, tokens, ssh keys. If you need to use secrets, you should attach it in to pod. There is 2 options how you can do it: - attach secret to pod as file placed in volume - attach secret data to pod environment

Secret contains map of key=value, so you can store in one secret multiple key=values pairs or files.

Get secrets

To receive secret list in namespace use:

$lb secret ls <namespace name>
Inspect secret

To get secret information use:

$lb secret inspect <namespace name> <secret name>
Create secret

You can create secret in few types: - auth - secret type designed to store Username and Password.

$lb secret create <namespace name> <name> -a -u <username> -p <password>

  • text - secret type designed to store key=value info.

$lb secret create <namespace name> <name> -t <key>=<value> -t <key2>=<value2>

  • file - secret type designed to store sensitive files, like ssh-keys

$lb secret create <namespace name> <name> -f <file path>
Attach secret to service as environment variable

To attach secret to environment variable in service, you need modify service container spec and set env.secret.name to select secret and env.secret.key to select secret key value of should be used.

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 1
  network:
    ports: ["80:8080/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048
      env:
        - name: <env name>
          secret:
            name: <secret name>
            key: <secret key>
Attach secret to service as file in volume

To attach secret to service as file in volume, you need modify service volume spec and set secret.name to select secret and secret.files to select secret key value of should be used.

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 1
  network:
    ports: ["80:8080/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048
      volume:
      - name: <volume name>
        path: <mount path>
    volumes:
    - name: <volume name>
      secret:
        name: <secret name>
        files: [<secret key>]
Update secret

You can update secret by changing data but not secret type:

$lb secret update <namespace name> <name of auth secret> -a -u <username> -p <password>
$lb secret update <namespace name> <name of text secret> -t <key>=<value> -t <key2>=<value2>
$lb secret update <namespace name> <name of file secret> -f <file path> -f <file2 path>
Remove secret

You can update secret by changing data but not secret type:

$lb secret remove <namespace name> <name secret>

6.1.8. Config

Configs is designed to store configuration information for your sercices. If you need to use configs, you should attach it in to pod. There is 2 options how you can do it: - attach config to pod as file placed in volume - attach config value to pod environment

Get configs

To receive config list in namespace use:

$lb config ls <namespace name>
Inspect config

To get config information use:

$lb config inspect <namespace name> <config name>
Create config

You can create config of 2 types:

  • text - config type designed to store key=value info.

$lb config create <namespace name> <name> -t <key>=<value> -t <key2>=<value2>

  • file - config type designed to store config files, like config.yaml

$lb config create <namespace name> <name> -f <file path> -f <file path>

You can create config providing config manifest and apply it into namespace:

$lb namespace apply <namespace name> -f <config manifest file>

Exmaple of config manifest:

kind: Config
version: v1
meta:
  name: lastbackend
spec:
  type: file
  data:
  - key: config.yml
    file: ./contrib/config.yml
Attach config to service as environment variable

To attach config to environment variable in service, you need modify service container spec and set env.config.name to select config and env.config.key to select config key value of should be used.

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 1
  network:
    ports: ["80:8080/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048
      env:
        - name: <env name>
          config:
            name: <config name>
            key: <config key>
Attach config to service as file in volume

To attach config to service as file in volume, you need modify service volume spec and set config.name to select config and config.files to select config files which should be placed in volume.

kind: Service
version: v1
meta:
  name: 2048
  labels:
    type: proxy
    demo: test
spec:
  selector:
    node:
    labels:
      type: "example"
  replicas: 1
  network:
    ports: ["80:8080/tcp"]
  template:
    containers:
    - name: nginx
      image:
        name: evilroot/docker-2048
      volume:
      - name: <volume name>
        path: <mount path>
    volumes:
    - name: <volume name>
      config:
        name: <config name>
        files: [<config key>]
Update config

You can update config by changing data but not config type:

$lb config update <namespace name> <name of text config> -t <key>=<value> -t <key2>=<value2>
$lb config update <namespace name> <name of file config> -f <file path> -f <file2 path>
Remove config

You can update config by changing data but not config type:

$lb config remove <namespace name> <name config>

6.1.9. Routes

Routes are designed to pass external traffic into cluster network. Route is a set of rules contains: - Domain - DNS record of route - Port - external port to listen - Rules: Set of rules for proxy: - Path to handle - Service service name to proxy - Service endpoint port to proxy

Get routes

To receive routes list in namespace use:

$lb route ls <namespace name>
$lb route ls demo

NAMESPACE  NAME  DOMAIN                HTTPS  STATUS
---------  ----  ------                -----  ------
demo       2048  2048.demo.lstbknd.io         initialized
demo       tank  tank.demo.lstbknd.io         initialized
Inspect route info

To get route information use:

$lb route inspect <namespace name> <route name>
$lb route inspect demo 2048
NAME       2048
NAMESPACE  demo
DOMAIN     2048.demo.lstbknd.io
PORT       80
STATUS     initialized


PATH  SERVICE  ENDPOINT            PORT
----  -------  --------            ----
/     2048     2048.demo.lb.local  80
Create route

To create route you should provide domain and set of rules where ingress should proxy traffic

$lb route create <namespace name> <route name> -p <route port> <service name>:<service port>

For example:

$lb route create demo test -p 443 2048:80
PORT       443
STATUS     initialized
NAME       test
NAMESPACE  demo
DOMAIN     test.demo.lstbknd.io


PATH  SERVICE  ENDPOINT            PORT
----  -------  --------            ----
      2048     2048.demo.lb.local  80
Update route

You can anytime update your route, just passing new rules:

$lb route update <namespace name> <route name> -p <route port> <service name>:<service port>

For example:

$lb route update demo test -p 80 tank:80
PORT       tank
STATUS     initialized
NAME       test
NAMESPACE  demo
DOMAIN     test.demo.lstbknd.io


PATH  SERVICE  ENDPOINT            PORT
----  -------  --------            ----
      tank     tank.demo.lb.local  80
Remove route

To remove route use remove command:

$lb route remove <namespace name> <route name>

6.2. Cluster runtime

Cluster runtime is physical resources runtime, contains: - Cluster management - Node management - Discovery management - Ingress management

7. Database

7.1. Interface

Ordered Object management (object selfline should be unique per cluster)
 .Info - returns object runtime info
.Get - returns object information from storage
.List - returns List of Objects
.Map - returns Map of objects, where key is object selflink
.Put - puts new object into storage
.Set - updates object in storage
.Del - deletes object from storage
.Watch - watches for object changes. Can watch collection, or set of collections if parent.
.Key - returns key created interface for selflink generation
.Collection - returns all collections available to perform operations
.Filter - returns all available filters

7.2. Mock

Mock driver is designed to perform tests without database usage. It is in-memory database with all implemeted methods.

7.3. ETCD v3

This version of Last.Backend uses ETCDv3 as default.

Storage tree

/lastbackend

namespace:
/lastbackend/namespace/<namespace selflink>: <namespace object>

service:
/lastbackend/service/<service selflink>: <service object>

endpoint:
/lastbackend/endpoint/<endpoint selflink>: <endpoint object>

deployment:
/lastbackend/deployment/<deployment selflink>: <deployment object>

pod:
/lastbackend/pod/<pod selflink>: <pod object>

volume:
/lastbackend/volume/<volume selflink>: <volume object>

secret:
/lastbackend/secret/<secret selflink>: <secret object>

config:
/lastbackend/config/<config selflink>: <config object>

route:
/lastbackend/route/<route selflink>: <route object>

discovery:
/lastbackend/discovery/<discovery selflink>/info: <discovery object>
/lastbackend/discovery/<discovery selflink>/status: <discovery status object>

ingress:
/lastbackend/ingress/<ingress selflink>/info: <ingress object>
/lastbackend/ingress/<ingress selflink>/status: <ingress status object>

cluster:
/lastbackend/cluster/info: <cluster object>

subnets:
/lastbackend/subnet/<subnet cidr>: <subnet object>

manifests:
/lastbackend/manifests/cluster/endpoint/<endpoint selflink>: <endpoint manifest object>
/lastbackend/manifests/cluster/subnet/<subnet cidr>: <subnet manifest object>

/lastbackend/manifest/node/<node selflink>/pod/<pod selflink>: <pod manifest object>
/lastbackend/manifest/node/<node selflink>/volume/<volume selflink>: <volume manifest object>

subnets:
/lastbackend/cluster/s/<node hostname>/meta: <subnet meta object>
/lastbackend/cluster/snet/<node hostname>/spec: <subnet spec object>

nodes:
/lastbackend/cluster/node/<node selflink>/info: <node object>
/lastbackend/cluster/node/<node hostname>/status: <node status object>

system:

/lastbackend/system
/lastbackend/system/ipam: <IPAM state>
/lastbackend/system/controller/<controller selflink>: <controller object>
/lastbackend/system/controller/<controller selflink>:lead: <controller lead state>

8. Contributing

8.1. How to Contribute

The Last.Backend project is Apache 2.0 licensed and accepts contributions via GitHub pull requests. This document outlines some of the conventions on commit message formatting, contact points for developers and other resources to make getting your contribution accepted.

8.1.1. How to contribute to open source on GitHub

Please, read the contributing to open source, before contributing.

8.1.2. Benefits for active contributors

Limited free Last.Backend cloud resources

8.1.3. Coding Style

  1. All code should be formatted with gofmt

  2. All code should follow the guidelines covered in Effective Go and Go Code Review Comments.

  3. Comment the code. Tell us the why, the history and the context.

  4. Variable name length should not be too long.

Great materials to read:

Great tools to use:

  • ErrCheck - a program for checking for unchecked errors in Go programs.

  • GoLint - a linter for Go source code.

8.1.4. Reporting issues

  1. Tell us version of Last.Backend you use

  2. Include the steps required to reproduce the problem, if possible

8.2. The Roadmap

The Last.Backend project roadmap lives in github project.

8.3. Support

While there are many different channels that you can use to get hold of us (Issues, Forums/Mailing lists), you can help to make sure that we are efficient in getting you the help that you need.

Before opening a new issue, it’s helpful to search the project - it’s likely that another user has already reported the issue you’re facing, or it’s a known issue that we’re already aware of.

If you need support, start with the troubleshooting guide and work your way through the process that we’ve outlined.

That said, if you have questions, reach out to us one way or another. We don’t bite!

8.4. Documentation

Locally can be generated with:

$ docker run --rm -v `pwd`/docs/:/documents/      \
    asciidoctor/docker-asciidoctor                \
    asciidoctor -D /documents/output/ index.adoc

If you have any questions about the Last.Backend usage or want to share some information with the Last.Backend community, please go to one of the following places:

Appendix A: License

This project is licensed using the Apache License Version 2.0. For the full project license, see the LICENSE file.