# Part 1: Setup Environment

This is Part 1 of a multi-part, self-paced quick start exercise.

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## What Will You Do  
In part 1, you will setup the environment for use within this exercise. You will:

- Setup RCTL
- Create a Namespace
- Create a WordPress workload

Once this part is complete, you will setup the resources needed to perform backup/restore operations.

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## Step 1: Download RCTL  
The RCTL CLI allows you to programmatically interact with the controller enabling users to construct sophisticated automation workflows.

- Login into your Org
- Navigate to "My Tools" to download both the [RCTL CLI](https://docs.rafay.co/cli/overview/) and the "CLI Config" file
- Initialize RCTL using the [step-by-step instructions](https://docs.rafay.co/cli/config/)
- Ensure you update your OS's Path environment variable for RCTL

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## Step 2: Create Namespace  
The test workload you will install will need a namespace. Create a namespace for the workload.

- Ensure you are logged into the console
- In your project, navigate to Infrastructure -> Namespaces
- Click on "New Namespace"
- Provide a name for the Namespace
- Select "Wizard" for Type
- Click "Save"

- Click "Save & Go To Placement"
- Select one of your clusters for placement
- Click "Save & Go To Publish"
- Click "Publish"

- Click "Exit"

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## Step 3: Create Workload  
You will now create a Wordpress workload using the Catalog. The workload will be used to demonstrate the ability to recover/move the workload with the backup/restore capabilities.

- In your project, navigate to Catalog
- Locate "Wordpress" in the catalog and click on it
- Click "Create Workload"
- Provide a name for the Workload
- Select the previously created Namespace for the workload
- Click "Continue"

- Click "Save & Go To Placement"
- Select the cluster where the namespace was previously applied
- Click "Save & Go To Publish"

- Click "Publish"

This will deploy the workload on the cluster specified.

- Click "Exit"

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## Step 4: Verify Workload  
Now that the workload has been created, you can validate the workload is running.

- Open a kubectl prompt
- Enter the following command

```
kubectl get pod -n wordpress
```

You should see something like the following:

```
NAME                        READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
wordpress-b99c6cbb5-9q66r   1/1     Running   0          3m11s
wordpress-mariadb-0         1/1     Running   0          3m11s
```

You can also validate the persistent volume claims are bound to the workload.

- Enter the following command

```
kubectl get pvc -n wordpress
```

You should see something like the following:

```
NAMESPACE   NAME                       STATUS   VOLUME                                     CAPACITY   ACCESS MODES   STORAGECLASS   AGE
wordpress   data-wordpress-mariadb-0   Bound    pvc-dbddd868-ffa5-41a6-a944-13c2ba41f902   8Gi        RWO            gp2            102s
wordpress   wordpress                  Bound    pvc-5a3a71c4-760e-4296-b2b1-33b37fc0943f   10Gi       RWO            gp2            103s
```

## Recap  
In this part, you successfully setup RCTL and deployed a Wordpress workload to a cluster using the catalog.

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