[DevOps] Populate Meshery Catalog with Sample Apps using mesheryctl

[leecalcote]

Current Situation

Meshery Catalog has a relatively small number of published designs.

Desired Situation

Meshery Catalog is populated with a variety of published designs, representing any number of technologies in the designs and representing different categories of designs.

Difficultly Level: Beginner

This is a beginner-level issue designed to both help introduce you, the contributor, to additional Kubernetes concepts and DevOps practices, and to aid in creating a robust catalog full of cloud native design patterns and sample apps in the Meshery Catalog.

Skills Needed

1. No coding skills needed.
2. Awareness of Kubernetes.

Implementation

1. Identify a Kubernetes sample app
   1. Bring your own Kubernetes manifest or Helm Chart or Docker Compose file or...
   2. ...or identify a sample app from any available in public repos (example 1, example 2, example 3).
   3. Attempt to identify resources that can benefit both newcomers and seasoned professionals.
2. Import Kubernetes App
   1. Import the sample application using mesheryctl app import command, following this guide.
3. Publish Kubernetes App
   1. Publish your sample app into the Meshery Catalog. Guides: Using Meshery UI or Using MeshMap.
4. [Optional] Open App in Playground
   1. Access Meshery Playground and open your app in MeshMap.
5. [Optional] Share your Kubernetes App
   1. Be social and share your imported apps on twitter or linkedin and the Meshery project accounts will repost.
6. Repeat
   1. Import and publish five or more sample apps.

Acceptance Criteria

1. Five or more new sample apps have been imported into Meshery and published into the Meshery Catalog.

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Contributor Guides and Handbook

• 🛠 Meshery Build & Release Strategy
• 📚 Instructions for contributing to documentation
  • Meshery documentation site and source
• 🎨 Wireframes and designs for Meshery UI in Figma
• 🙋🏾🙋🏼 Questions: Discussion Forum and Community Slack

[Sangam-ghimire]

Hey @leecalcote I am learning this, I can help but will take some time.
If time is flexible, can you assign it to me.

[leecalcote]

Thanks for setting expectations, @Sangam-ghimire. Let's give it a go. 👍

[UncleWeeds]

@leecalcote, @Sangam-ghimire Hey if no one is working on this issue, I would like to work on it.

[sandramsc]

@UncleWeeds I have assigned this to you, go ahead.

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[sandramsc]

@UncleWeeds Hi, it's been a while since this issue was assigned, with no updates, please let us know if you are still working towards a solution, what the update, if not we'll re-assigm to give other contributors a go at it.

[UncleWeeds]

@sandramsc Assign it to someone else