Quick Start
Requirements
mirrord runs on your local machine and in your Kubernetes cluster.
Local Requirements
- MacOS (Intel, Silicon) and Linux (x86_64) are supported for the local machine. Windows users can use mirrord using WSL (IDE plugins supported as well).
- kubectl needs to be configured on the local machine.
Remote Requirements
- Docker or containerd runtime (containerd is the most common). If you’d like support for other runtimes to be added, please let us know by opening an issue on GitHub.
- Linux Kernel version 4.20+
mirrord can be used in three ways:
CLI Tool
Installation
To install the CLI, run the following command:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/metalbear-co/mirrord/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
Usage
To use mirrord to plug a local process into a pod/deployment in the cluster configured with kubectl, run:
mirrord exec --target <target-path> <command used to run the local process>`
For example:
mirrord exec --target pod/app-pod-01 python main.py
Use mirrord exec --help to get all possible commands + arguments.
VS Code Extension
Installation
You can install the extension directly in the IDE, or download it from the marketplace here.
Usage
To use extension, click the ‘Enable mirrord’ button in the status bar at the bottom of the window. When you next run a debug session, you’ll be prompted with a dropdown listing pods in the namespace you’ve configured (or the ‘default’ namespace, if you haven’t). Select the pod you want to impersonate, and the debugged process will be plugged into that pod by mirrord.
Configuration
The VS Code extension reads its configuration from the following file: <project-path>/.mirrord/mirrord.json. You can also prepend a prefix, e.g. my-config.mirrord.json, or use .toml or .yaml format.
It’s documented here. It also supports autocomplete when edited in VS Code when the extension is installed.
IntelliJ Plugin
Installation
You can install the plugin directly in the IDE (Preferences -> Plugins, search for ‘mirrord’), or download it from the marketplace here.
Usage
To use extension, click the mirrord icon in the Navigation Toolbar at the top right of the window. When you next run a debug session, you’ll be prompted with a dropdown listing namespaces in your cluster, and then another with pods in the namespace you selected. Select the pod you want to impersonate, and the debugged process will be plugged into that pod by mirrord.
Configuration
Some configuration is currently available when selecting the pod to impersonate:
Enable File Operations- Enable to override your process’ file reads and writes to use the pod’s filesystem instead.Enable Remote DNS- Enable to override your process’ DNS lookups to use the pod’s DNS instead.Enable Ephemeral Containers- Enable to use ephemeral containers to run the mirrord agent, rather than a Job.Agent Log Level- The log level for the mirrord agent.Layer Log Level- The log level for the mirrord layer.