Porter - Create an installer bundling your application, client tools, configuration, and deployment logic for easy distribution and execution with a single command

Posted on February 18, 2023

Porter - Create an installer bundling your application, client tools, configuration, and deployment logic for easy distribution and execution with a single command

Porter is a CNCF project implementing the CNAB specification. It provides a CLI and Kubernetes Operator to create, publish, install, and maintain CNABs. Porter provides a consistent, platform-agnostic way to deploy and manage cloud native applications, making it easier to automate and manage the lifecycle of your applications

  • CNAB, or Cloud-Native Application Bundle, is an open standard for packaging and distributing cloud-native applications and their dependencies across various platforms. It simplifies the deployment process, enhances security through digital signatures, and promotes interoperability across different environments, making it easier to manage complex cloud-native applications.

Install Porter 

  ➜  export VERSION="v1.0.14"
curl -L https://cdn.porter.sh/$VERSION/install-mac.sh | bash
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Installing porter@v1.0.14 to /Users/sangambiradar/.porter from https://cdn.porter.sh
Installed porter v1.0.14 (0e739d88)
installed exec mixin v1.0.14 (0e739d88)
Installation complete.
Add porter to your path by adding the following line to your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zprofile and open a new terminal:
export PATH=$PATH:~/.porter
➜  export PATH=$PATH:~/.porter

export path 

  echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/.porter' >> ~/.zprofile && source ~/.zprofile

Initialize a New Porter Project