How to create and deploy a container with the Scaleway CLI

Scaleway Command Line Interface OverviewLink to this anchor

The Scaleway Command Line Interface (CLI) allows you to pilot your Scaleway infrastructure directly from your terminal, providing a faster way to administer and monitor your resources. The Scaleway CLI is easy to set up and use, and an essential tool for operating efficiently in your cloud environment. The CLI provides many functionalities, including the ability to create and deploy Serverless Containers.

Before you startLink to this anchor

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• An SSH key
• A valid API key
• Installed and configured the Scaleway CLI

Creating a containerLink to this anchor

1. Run the following command in your terminal to create a containers namespace:

   scw container namespace create name=<YOUR_NAMESPACE_NAME>
   

   An output similar to the following displays:

   ID                   6e74dbb7-9323-46bb-abc7-5c0105f4e70e
   Name                 <YOUR_NAMESPACE_NAME>
   OrganizationID       55e28409-776f-4f65-a41e-6c5fc58b4076
   ProjectID            55e28409-776f-4f65-a41e-6c5fc58b4076
   Status               pending
   RegistryNamespaceID  -
   RegistryEndpoint     -
   Description          -
   Region               fr-par
   

2. Run the following command in your terminal to create a container:

   scw container container create name=<CONTAINER_NAME> namespace-id=<NAMESPACE_ID> registry-image=<IMAGE_REGISTRY_URL>
   

   An output similar to the following displays:

   ID                                         a02135d2-70f1-4ae5-9595-ef93e41b764c
   Name                                       example
   NamespaceID                                example-a3e1-4877-bf88-f64f621d0a33
   Status                                     pending
   MinScale                                   0
   MaxScale                                   5
   MemoryLimit                                2048
   CPULimit                                   1000
   Timeout                                    5 minutes
   Privacy                                    public
   Description                                -
   RegistryImage                              nginx:latest
   MaxConcurrency                             50
   DomainName                                 example.functions.fnc.fr-par.scw.cloud
   Protocol                                   http1
   Port                                       80
   HTTPOption                                 enabled
   Sandbox                                    v2
   LocalStorageLimit                          1000
   ScalingOption.ConcurrentRequestsThreshold  50
   HealthCheck.FailureThreshold               30
   HealthCheck.Interval                       10 seconds
   CreatedAt                                  now
   UpdatedAt                                  now
   Region                                     fr-par
   

   Note

   For testing purposes, you can use the registry-image=nginx:latest and port=80 parameters to quickly create a container.

Deploying a containerLink to this anchor

1. Run the following command to deploy your container with the zip archive you just created:

   scw container container deploy <CONTAINER_ID>
   

   The deployment process can take several minutes, depending on the image used.

2. Run the following command to call your container:

   curl <YOUR_CONTAINER_ENDPOINT>
   

   Your container is now deployed and ready to be used.