mcma-module-node-red-workflow-service

This repository will contain code and scripts to build a MCMA module containing the cloud agnostic MCMA Node-RED workflow service targeting AWS, Azure and GCP

Requirements for deploying the Node-RED workflow service

• Node.js v12.19.0 installed and accessible in PATH. Recommended is to use a node version manager, which allows you to quickly switch between node versions (see more info at nvm-windows for windows support or nvm for Mac OS and Linux support)
• Terraform v0.13.2 installed and available in PATH. See the Terraform website
• Java JRE or JDK 1.8 or higher to run Gradle build and deploy scripts

Requirements for deploying the Node-RED workflow service on AWS

• AWS account

Setup procedure for AWS

1. Create file named gradle.properties
2. Add the following information to the created file and update the parameter values reflecting your AWS account and Azure account

environmentName=com.your-domain.mcma
environmentType=dev

awsAccountId=<YOUR_AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>
awsAccessKey=<YOUR_AWS_ACCESS_KEY>
awsSecretKey=<YOUR_AWS_SECRET_KEY>
awsRegion=<YOUR_AWS_REGION>

5. Save the file.
6. Open command line in project root folder.
7. Execute gradlew deploy and let it run. This can take a few minutes.

After deployment

After deployment the above procedure will have deployed a MCMA Service Registry, MCMA Job Processor and the MCMA Node-RED workflow service. The Node-RED workflow service uses the Node-RED docker image to create a container that is deployed using ECS. Also a VPN connection is deployed and credentials are generated to be used with OpenVPN to make a connection to the VPC that is hosting the Node-RED container. Checkout ECS through the AWS Console to find out on which IP address is assigned to the Node-RED container.