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Installing Constellation by using Helm for Kubernetes

Updated on February 7, 2022

Test the latest run-time improvements by installing the Constellation engine, which offers improved performance, responsiveness, and a more convenient authoring experience for portals and views. Kubernetes users can deploy the Constellation update by using a Helm chart.

By using Helm for Kubernetes, you can set up Constellation as a multitenant service for your system.

Note: You do not have to install Constellation manually if your environment meets any of the following criteria:
  • Pega Platform is hosted on Pega Cloud services.
  • You have a Pega hosted lab system.
  • Your IT organization has already installed Constellation as a corporate wide service, possibly at the same time as they installed Infinity. This is the expected deployment type. Installing Constellation as a single corporate wide service requires network and security awareness.

In these cases, the Constellation engine is already a part of your development environment, and you only need to enable the framework for your applications. No Constellation install is necessary, you just need the URL for the Constellation service:

  • Pega Cloud: The regionally correct URL for the Pega Cloud Constellation service is embedded into Infinity during Infinity deployment.
  • Pega lab system: Your technical support contact provides the correct URL for the Pega hosted Constellation service.
  • IT organization installed Constellation as a single corporate wide service: This group provides you with the Constellation service URL.
Before you begin: Check your installation environment:
  • Contact Pega to gain access to the customer repository. Constellation files are in the Pega Infinity folder.
  • Ensure that you have a working Kubernetes cluster.
  • Ensure that you have Helm and Kubectl command line interface installed on your on-premises environment.
  • Ensure that you can communicate with the Kubernetes cluster by using Kubectl.
  • Review the process of implementing Constellation on your system. For more information, see Implementing Cosmos React UI in Pega Platform.

  1. In the Kubectl terminal window, create a namespace to which you want to deploy the service by entering kubectl create namespace <name of the namespace>.

    For example: kubectl create namespace Reactui.

  2. Create a secret with dockerconfig in the namespace by entering kubectl create secret generic regard --from-file=.dockerconfigjson=<path to dockerconfig.json> --type=kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson -n <name of the namespace>.

    Result: The system downloads the Constellation image to the cluster.

  3. Create a TLS secret with a certificate and a key by entering kubectl create secret tls ingresssecret --key <path to the key> --cert <path to the certificate> -n <name of the namespace>.

  4. Install NGINX Ingress Controller for Kubernetes.

    For more information, go to the NGINX website.

  5. In the terminal window, install Constellation by entering helm install <path to the ReactUI helm charts> --values <path to values.yaml> —namespace <name of the namespace> --generate-name.

    Result: The service is now available at https://<host name used in ingress>:<port exposed by nginx>/c11n.

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