Camel Integration with Kubernetes

Please make sure to meet these prerequisites for running Camel integrations on Kubernetes:

  • Connect to namespace on a Kubernetes cluster where you want to run the integration

  • Camel K operator must be installed on the Kubernetes cluster (either installed on the same namespace or as global operator for the whole cluster)

Running Camel routes on Kubernetes is quite simple with Camel JBang. In fact, you can develop and test your Camel route locally with Camel JBang and then promote the same source to running it as an integration on Kubernetes. Simply run the integration using the k subcommand in Camel JBang.

camel k run route.yaml

The command runs the Camel integration on Kubernetes. More precisely it creates a Camel K Integration custom resource in the current namespace. The Camel K operator makes sure to create a proper runtime image and run the integration (usually as a Pod).

The Camel K operator will automatically manage and configure this integration. In particular the operator takes care on exposing services, configuring health endpoints, providing metrics, updating image streams and much more.

By default, the run command will not wait for the integration to in state running. You need to add -w or --wait option to wait for the integration to become ready.

The --logs option makes the command also print the integration output once the integration Pod is running.

The run command offers a lot more options that you may use to configure the Camel K integration.

Option Description

--name

The integration name. Use this when the name should not get derived from the source file name.

--image

An image built externally (for instance via CI/CD). Enabling it will skip the integration build phase.

--kit, -k

The kit used to run the integration.

--profile

The trait profile to use for the deployment.

--service-account

The service account used to run this Integration.

--pod-template

The path of the YAML file containing a PodSpec template to be used for the integration pods.

--operator-id

Operator id selected to manage this integration. (default=camel-k)

--dependency, -d

Adds dependency that should be included, use "camel:" prefix for a Camel component, "mvn:org.my:app:1.0" for a Maven dependency.

--property, -p

Add a runtime property or properties file from a path, a config map or a secret (syntax: [my-key=my-value,file:/path/to/my-conf.properties,[configmap,secret]:name]).

--build-property

Add a build time property or properties file from a path, a config map or a secret (syntax: [my-key=my-value,file:/path/to/my-conf.properties,[configmap,secret]:name]]).

--config

Add a runtime configuration from a ConfigMap or a Secret (syntax: [configmap,secret]:name[/key], where name represents the configmap/secret name and key optionally represents the configmap/secret key to be filtered).

--resource

Add a runtime resource from a Configmap or a Secret (syntax: [configmap,secret]:name[/key][@path], where name represents the configmap/secret name, key optionally represents the configmap/secret key to be filtered and path represents the destination path).

--open-api

Add an OpenAPI spec (syntax: [configmap,file]:name).

--env, -e

Set an environment variable in the integration container, for instance "-e MY_VAR=my-value".

--volume, -v

Mount a volume into the integration container, for instance "-v pvcname:/container/path".

--connect, -c

A Service that the integration should bind to, specified as [[apigroup/]version:]kind:[namespace/]name.

--source

Add source file to your integration, this is added to the list of files listed as arguments of the command.

--maven-repository

Add a maven repository used to resolve dependencies.

--annotation

Add an annotation to the integration. Use name values pairs like "--annotation my.company=hello".

--label

Add a label to the integration. Use name values pairs like "--label my.company=hello".

--traits, -t

Add a label to the integration. Use name values pairs like "--label my.company=hello".

--use-flows

Write yaml sources as Flow objects in the integration custom resource (default=true).

--compression

Enable storage of sources and resources as a compressed binary blobs.

--wait, -w

Wait for the integration to become ready.

--logs, -l

Print logs after integration has been started.

--output, -o

Just output the generated integration custom resource (supports: yaml or json).

You can list the available integration resources with the following command.

camel k get
NAME      PHASE    KIT            READY
my-route  Running  kit-123456789   1/1

This looks for all integrations in the current namespace and lists their individual status.

To inspect the log output of a running integration call:

camel k logs my-route

The command connects to the running integration Pod and prints the log output. Just terminate the process to stop printing the logs.

Of course, you may also delete an integration resource from the cluster.

camel k delete my-route

To remove all available integrations on the current namespace use the --all option.

camel k delete --all