Creating Resources

Add a Resource

While using Monokle Desktop, you can directly add new K8s resources. Once you have browsed and added your project folder, click on the Create Resource button at the top of the navigator to launch the Create Resource dialog.

While creating a resource, it is possible to select an existing resource as a template from the drop-down menu. The options for this template are Save to folder, Add to file and Don't save.

If the last drop down is left as Don't save, that resource will be added to the Navigator resources but it will be yellow and it has a * next to it:

These “unsaved” resources will have to be saved by the user to be able to reuse them. Clicking on a yellow resource will show the Save button in the Editor panel to save the highlighted resource.

Create a Resource from a Template

Monokle Desktop allows the use of templates to start a new project via the Start from a template option:

The Create a Project from a Template dialog appears:

Name your project, select its location and click Next: Select a Template.

Monokle Desktop includes a default set of templates which are installed automatically when starting Monokle Desktop for the first time and available in the Templates Explorer when working with your Monokle Desktop projects:

Check out the Monokle Desktop Default Templates Plugin repository to see the complete list of templates that are included along with their corresponding schemas and manifests.

Navigator Resource Options

Click the ellipsis to the right of a resource name to see the options available:

Rename a Resource

You can rename resources and update all the references associated with that resource to ensure the integrity of that link.

Clone a Resource

You can use the Clone action to create a new resource by using existing resources as a template.

Delete a Resource

You can use the Delete action in the cluster mode to delete the resource from the actual cluster.