Options

Acorn image

When you install acorn, it will launch several workloads in your cluster, including an api-server and controller. By default, these workloads will use the ghcr.io/acorn-io/acorn image. You can customize this image by setting the --image option. This is useful if you are installing acorn in an environment where you are required to pull images from an private registry.

TLS via Let's Encrypt

When you launch an acorn and it has published ports, acorn will generate a unique URL for accessing it, like so:

$ acorn run -P ghcr.io/acorn-io/library/hello-world

$ acorn ps
NAME       IMAGE          HEALTHY   UP-TO-DATE   CREATED   ENDPOINTS                                                                     MESSAGE
black-sea   ghcr.io/acorn-io/library/hello-world   1         1            6s ago    http://webapp-black-sea-4232beae.qnrzq5.alpha.on-acorn.io => webapp:80      OK

By default, endpoints are http. To have acorn automatically generate a Let's Encrypt certificate and secure your endpoints, you can enable acorn's Let's Encrypt integration like this:

acorn install --lets-encrypt enabled

If you add this flag, you'll be prompted during install to agree to Let's Encrypt's Terms of Service and supply an email. You can supply these as flags too:

acorn install --lets-encrypt enabled --lets-encrypt-tos-agree=true --lets-encrypt-email <your email>

note

This feature currently only secures acorn-generated endpoints. If you are configuring custom endpoints for your acorn apps, see our section on configuring TLS Certificates.

info

Let's Encrypt integration is only useful if you are running a non-local Kubernetes cluster. If you are running acorn on a local cluster such as Docker Desktop, Rancher Desktop, or minikube, enabling Let's Encrypt will have no effect. We don't issue certificates for the .local.on-acorn.io domains that are used in this scenario.

Endpoint domain names

Acorn provides several installation options for controlling the domain name used to generate endpoints. These are outlined in detail on our networking page.

Ingress class name

Acorn requires an ingress controller to function properly. If your cluster has more than one ingress controller or if it has one but it isn't set as the default, you can explicitly set the ingress class using --ingress-class-name.

Changing install options

If you want to change your install options after the initial installation, just rerun acorn install with the new options. This will update the existing install dynamically.