sind

sind enables you to create swarm clusters on a docker host using SIND (swarm in docker).

Using it as a go package

Head to the example or to the integration test suite to get started.

Using it as a CLI

Installation

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jlevesy/sind/master/install.sh | bash

Usage

# Will create a new cluster with 3 managers, 3 workers  and the port 8080 of the host bound
# to the port 8080 of the ingress network of the cluster.
sind create --managers=3 --workers=3 -p 8080:8080

# Setup the docker cli configuration to communicate with the new cluster.
eval $(sind env)

# Deploy an app
docker stack deploy -c my-stack.yml app

# Enjoy your app :)
docker service ls

# Once your're done, clear your docker CLI configuration then delete your cluster
unset DOCKER_HOST
sind delete

Why ?

Mostly for automated testing.