Install Applications Using App Templates

This section explains how to install applications from application templates in the workspace or third-party application repositories.

Note

To use application templates in the workspace, you need to install and enable the “App Store Management” extension. After installation, App Templates will display under the App Management menu in the workspace. Workspace members with relevant permissions can then create application templates for the workspace.

Prerequisites

You should join a project and have the Application Instance Create permission within the project. For more information, refer to “Project Members” and “Project Roles”.

Steps

  1. Log in to the KubeSphere web console with a user who has the Application Instance Create permission, and access your project.

  2. Click Application Workloads > Applications in the left navigation pane.

  3. Click Create on the page.

  4. Click From App Templates in the Create App dialog.

  5. On the App Templates page, click the Current workspace dropdown list and select the Current workspace or an application repository.

  6. Click the desired application template, then click Install.

  7. On the Basic Information tab, set the basic information of the application, then click Next.

    ParameterDescription

    Name

    User-defined name for the application. The name can only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (-), must start with a lowercase letter and end with a lowercase letter or number, and can be up to 32 characters long.

    Version

    Version of the application.

    Description

    Description of the application. The description can contain any characters and is limited to 256 characters.

    Location

    Workspace, cluster, and project to which the application belongs.

  8. On the App Settings tab, configure the functional parameters of the application as needed, then click Install.

    Note

    Application templates and application repositories are created by workspace members with relevant permissions.

    For more information on application functional parameters, please contact relevant workspace members or the application provider.

    Once the application is created, it will be displayed in the list of applications.