cdk8s-plone 0.1.2

Provides a CMS Plone Backend and Frontend for Kubernetes with cdk8s

CDK8S Plone

A CDK8S library for deploying Plone CMS to Kubernetes.

This library provides constructs to bootstrap a Plone deployment on a Kubernetes cluster using the CDK8S framework.

Features

• Backend: Plone backend (API with plone.volto or Classic-UI)
• Frontend: Plone Volto (modern React-based user interface)
• Varnish Caching: Optional HTTP caching layer using kube-httpcache with cluster-wide cache invalidation
• High Availability: Configurable replicas with PodDisruptionBudgets
• Multi-language Support: Published to npm (TypeScript/JavaScript) and PyPI (Python)

Installation

TypeScript/JavaScript

Create a new CDK8S project (or use an existing one):

cdk8s init typescript-app

Install the library:

npm install @bluedynamics/cdk8s-plone

Package: @bluedynamics/cdk8s-plone

Python

Create a new CDK8S project:

cdk8s init python-app

Install the library:

pip install cdk8s-plone

Package: cdk8s-plone

Quick Start

Basic Plone Deployment

import { App, Chart } from 'cdk8s';
import { Plone, PloneVariant } from '@bluedynamics/cdk8s-plone';

const app = new App();
const chart = new Chart(app, 'PloneDeployment');

new Plone(chart, 'my-plone', {
  variant: PloneVariant.VOLTO,
  backend: {
    image: 'plone/plone-backend:6.0.10',
    replicas: 3,
  },
  frontend: {
    image: 'plone/plone-frontend:16.0.0',
    replicas: 2,
  },
});

app.synth();

With Varnish HTTP Cache

import { PloneHttpcache } from '@bluedynamics/cdk8s-plone';

const plone = new Plone(chart, 'my-plone', {
  variant: PloneVariant.VOLTO,
  backend: { image: 'plone/plone-backend:6.0.10' },
  frontend: { image: 'plone/plone-frontend:16.0.0' },
});

new PloneHttpcache(chart, 'cache', {
  plone: plone,
  existingSecret: 'varnish-secret',
  replicas: 2,
});

Generate Kubernetes Manifests

cdk8s synth

The manifests are stored in the dist/ directory.

For a complete example, see the example project.

Prerequisites

• kubectl - Command-line tool for deploying Kubernetes manifests. Install kubectl
• Helm (optional) - Only needed if generating Helm charts. Install Helm
• Node.js - For TypeScript/JavaScript development
• Python 3.8+ - For Python development

API Documentation

For complete API documentation, see API.md.

Key Constructs

Plone

Main construct for deploying Plone CMS. Supports two variants:

• VOLTO: Modern React frontend with REST API backend (default)
• CLASSICUI: Traditional server-side rendered Plone

Properties:

• backendServiceName - Name of the backend Kubernetes service
• frontendServiceName - Name of the frontend service (VOLTO only)
• variant - Deployment variant (VOLTO or CLASSICUI)
• siteId - Plone site ID in ZODB (default: 'Plone')

PloneHttpcache

Varnish HTTP caching layer using the kube-httpcache Helm chart.

Properties:

• httpcacheServiceName - Name of the Varnish service

Configuration Options

PloneOptions

• version - Version of your project
• siteId - Plone site ID (default: 'Plone')
• variant - PloneVariant.VOLTO or PloneVariant.CLASSICUI (default: VOLTO)
• backend - Backend configuration (PloneBaseOptions)
• frontend - Frontend configuration (PloneBaseOptions, required for VOLTO)
• imagePullSecrets - Image pull secrets for private registries

PloneBaseOptions

Configuration for backend or frontend:

Container:

• image - Container image (e.g., 'plone/plone-backend:6.0.10')
• imagePullPolicy - Pull policy (default: 'IfNotPresent')
• replicas - Number of replicas (default: 2)
• environment - Environment variables (cdk8s-plus-30.Env)

Resources:

• requestCpu / limitCpu - CPU requests/limits
• requestMemory / limitMemory - Memory requests/limits

High Availability:

• minAvailable - Min pods during updates (for PodDisruptionBudget)
• maxUnavailable - Max unavailable pods during updates

Health Probes:

• readinessEnabled - Enable readiness probe (default: true)
• readinessInitialDelaySeconds / readinessTimeoutSeconds / readinessPeriodSeconds
• readinessSuccessThreshold / readinessFailureThreshold
• livenessEnabled - Enable liveness probe (default: false, recommended true for frontend)
• livenessInitialDelaySeconds / livenessTimeoutSeconds / livenessPeriodSeconds
• livenessSuccessThreshold / livenessFailureThreshold

Annotations:

• annotations - Deployment metadata annotations
• podAnnotations - Pod template annotations (e.g., for Prometheus)
• serviceAnnotations - Service annotations (e.g., for external-dns)

PloneHttpcacheOptions

• plone - Plone construct to attach cache to (required)
• varnishVcl - VCL configuration as string
• varnishVclFile - Path to VCL configuration file
• existingSecret - Kubernetes secret for Varnish admin credentials
• replicas - Number of Varnish replicas (default: 2)
• requestCpu / limitCpu - CPU resources
• requestMemory / limitMemory - Memory resources
• servicemonitor - Enable Prometheus ServiceMonitor (default: false)
• exporterEnabled - Enable Prometheus exporter sidecar (default: true)
• chartVersion - kube-httpcache Helm chart version (default: latest)

Development

This project uses Projen to manage project configuration. Do not edit generated files directly.

Setup

Clone the repository and install dependencies:

nvm use lts/*
corepack enable
npx projen

Common Commands

# Run tests
npx projen test

# Run tests in watch mode
npx projen test:watch

# Build (compile TypeScript + generate JSII bindings)
npx projen build

# Lint
npx projen eslint

# Generate API documentation
npx projen docgen

# Package for distribution
npx projen package-all

Making Changes

1. Edit .projenrc.ts for project configuration changes
2. Run npx projen to regenerate project files
3. Make code changes in src/
4. Run tests and update snapshots if needed: npx projen test -- -u

References

• CDK8S Documentation
• Kubernetes Probes Documentation
• kube-httpcache Helm Chart
• Example Project

License

See LICENSE file.