mijnbureau-laptop

Here’s a realistic assessment and step-by-step guide tailored to your situation.

Important Reality Check

The repository mijn-bureau-deploy-demo is not a simple Docker Compose demo. It is a Helmfile-based deployment designed for Kubernetes.

• The main file you linked (helmfile.yaml.gotmpl) is a Go-templated Helmfile configuration.
• It expects a full Kubernetes cluster (with kubectl, helm, helmfile, and usually a cluster like kind, minikube, or a real K8s cluster).
• It also uses SOPS for encrypted secrets (.sops.yaml is present).

Running this directly on WSL + Ubuntu without Kubernetes is not straightforward and will likely fail or be very complex.

Recommended Options for Your Laptop (WSL)

Here are your realistic paths, ordered from easiest to more advanced:

Option 1: Best & Recommended – Use the Main Mijn Bureau Infra (if it has a simpler mode)

Go back to the main project:

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/MinBZK/mijn-bureau-infra.git
cd mijn-bureau-infra

Then check the Getting Started documentation carefully: → https://minbzk.github.io/mijn-bureau-infra/docs/category/getting-started

Many government “deploy-demo” repos point back to the main infra repo for the actual streamlined/one-command setup. Look specifically for any local / development / Docker-based deployment options.

Option 2: Try the Deploy-Demo Repo Anyway (with Kind on WSL)

If you still want to try the demo repo with Kubernetes on WSL2:

1. Install prerequisites in Ubuntu (WSL)

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

# Install Docker (you probably already have this)
# ... (use the Docker install commands from previous response if needed)

# Install kubectl
curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

# Install Helm
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash

# Install Helmfile
sudo snap install helmfile --classic
# or: wget https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/releases/latest/download/helmfile_linux_amd64.tar.gz && tar -xzf ... etc.

# Install SOPS (for secrets)
sudo apt install -y sops

# Install kind (lightweight Kubernetes for local testing)
curl -Lo ./kind https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/v0.24.0/kind-linux-amd64
chmod +x ./kind
sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/

2. Create a local Kubernetes cluster with Kind

kind create cluster --name mijnbureau-demo --config - <<EOF
kind: Cluster
apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4
nodes:
- role: control-plane
  extraPortMappings:
  - containerPort: 80
    hostPort: 8080
  - containerPort: 443
    hostPort: 8443
EOF

3. Clone and prepare the demo repo

git clone https://github.com/MinBZK/mijn-bureau-deploy-demo.git
cd mijn-bureau-deploy-demo

4. Look at the files

ls -la
cat README.md
ls helmfile/          # check if there are values or environments

5. Try to render / apply the helmfile (this is where it often gets tricky)

helmfile template     # first try to render without applying
# or
helmfile sync         # this deploys everything

You will very likely need to:

• Create or decrypt secrets (using SOPS)
• Provide environment variables or override values for domains, TLS, etc.
• Configure ingress (Kind supports it via the port mappings above)

 helmfile sync -f helmfile.yaml.gotmpl --values local-values.yaml