Usage

This document holds instructions on using Vintner.

Use the CLI

First, we ensure that Vintner can be executed.

vintner --version

From there on use the help command. See Interface for a complete interface specification.

vintner --help

Enable an Orchestrator

Vintner requires an orchestrator for the deployment. See Orchestrators for a complete interface specification.

First, we initialize the config.

vintner orchestrators init ${ORCHESTRATOR_NAME}

Next, we enable the orchestrator.

vintner orchestrators enable ${ORCHESTRATOR_NAME}

Deploy an Application

First, we import the Variability4TOSCA template.

vintner templates import --template ${TEMPLATE_NAME} --path ${TEMPLATE_PATH}

Next, we initialize an application instance.

vintner instances init --instance ${INSTANCE_NAME} --template ${TEMPLATE_NAME}

Next, we specify variability inputs.

Next, we resolve the variability.

vintner instances resolve --instance ${INSTANCE_NAME} --inputs ${VARIABILITY_INPUTS}

Next, we specify deployment inputs.

Next, we deploy the application.

vintner instances deploy --instance ${INSTANCE_NAME} --inputs ${DEPLOYMENT_INPUTS_PATH}

Undeploy an Application

Eventually, we undeploy the application.

vintner instances undeploy --instance ${INSTANCE_NAME}

Configuration

The following environment variables can be used for configuration.

Environment Variable	Default	Description
OPENTOSCA_VINTNER_HOME_DIR	${HOME_DIR}/.opentosca_vintner	Configures the home directory of Vintner.

Start the Server

Vintner can be used as server. To start the server, run the following command.

vintner server start

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Last update: December 13, 2024