PowerStack

Description

Disclaimer: This project is currently in active development.

PowerStack is a Kubernetes-based infrastructure automation project designed for energy-efficient cloud computing. The system deploys a lightweight Kubernetes cluster using Ansible, with integrated monitoring and benchmarking tools to analyze energy consumption at the node and container level. PowerStack is primarily used for research on energy-efficient cloud systems and infrastructure optimization.

Features

• Automated Kubernetes Cluster Deployment:
  • Lightweight K3s Kubernetes cluster
  • Rancher for cluster management
  • NFS-based Persistent Volumes (PV) for storage
• Energy Efficiency Monitoring:
  • Tycho for real-time power consumption metrics
  • Prometheus for data collection
  • Grafana for visualization
• Benchmarking and Stress Testing:
  • Automated CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network I/O stress tests
  • Data collection and visualization for energy analysis
• Infrastructure as Code:
  • Fully automated Ansible playbooks for repeatable cluster setup
  • Secure Ansible Vault integration for sensitive data management

Quick Start

⚠ DISCLAIMER: This process will reformat several disks and may result in data loss. Proceed with caution.

1. Clone the repository, including submodules:

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/your-repo/PowerStack.git

2. Update the Ansible inventory file at configs/inventory.yml to match your infrastructure.
3. Copy the vault template:

   cp configs/vault-template.yml configs/vault.yml

   • Modify the necessary tokens and credentials.
   • Encrypt the vault:

   ansible-vault encrypt configs/vault.yml

4. Run the deployment script:

   ./scripts/deploy_all.sh

Disclaimer: While all passwords and credentials are encrypted, this repository should not be considered a high-security environment.

Documentation

Disclaimer: The most detailed documentation of this project is the accompanying University thesis. All other documentation in the form of ReadMe files is kept short.

• The primary documentation for this is done as part of a university thesis. The most up-to-date version is here: Powerstack: Implementation of an energy monitoring environmnet in Kubernetes
• An short installation guide is provided here:
• Installation Guide
• Architecture and Design

License

Disclaimer: This project includes third-party software with their respective licenses. Users must ensure compliance with these licenses. The final licensing structure of PowerStack will be clarified once development stabilizes.