Creating a site on local systems using YAML

Using YAML allows you to create and manage sites on Docker, Podman and Linux.

A typical workflow is to create a site, link sites together, and expose services to the application network.

If you require more than one site, specify a unique namespace when using skupper, for example skupper --namespace second-site ....

Creating a simple site on local systems using YAML

You can use YAML to create and manage Skupper sites.

Prerequisites

Procedure

Create a site CR YAML file named my-site.yaml in an empty directory, for example, local:
```
apiVersion: skupper.io/v2alpha1
kind: Site
metadata:
  name: my-site
```
This YAML creates a site named my-site in the default namespace.
Create the site:
```
skupper system setup --path ./local
```
Skupper attempts to process any files in the local directory. Typically, you create all resources you require for a site before running skupper system setup.
Check the status of the site:
```
skupper site status
```
You might need to issue the command multiple times before the site is ready:
```
NAME    STATUS  MESSAGE
default Ready   OK
```
You can now link this site to another site to create an application network.

There are many options to consider when creating sites using YAML, see YAML Reference, including frequently used options.