Ignition Guides

Unofficial guides for modern Ignition SCADA infrastructure and workflows.

What Is in Here

Tools and setup required across all guides - set up once, referenced everywhere.

Workstation Setup - VS Code, Git, GitHub CLI, Docker Desktop, kubectl, helm, terraform, kind
Traefik Reverse Proxy - Named local URLs for Docker-based guides
Local Kubernetes Setup - Docker Desktop Kubernetes or kind, with the Ignition Helm chart repo configured

Step-by-step reference guides for working with Ignition in a professional development environment.

Docker - Compose architecture, volume strategy, licensing, and day-two operations for the project-template.
Kubernetes - Kubernetes concepts for Ignition developers and a curated lens on the official Helm chart.
Version Control - Git workflows for Ignition projects: workstation setup, branching, pull requests, and more.

Hands-on labs that walk through real Ignition workflows end to end.

Docker Lab - Start an Ignition gateway from the project-template, watch each service boot, and practice day-two operations.
Helm Lab - Deploy Ignition to a local Kubernetes cluster using the official Inductive Automation Helm chart, verify persistence across pod restarts, and customize with your own values.
Version Control Lab - Set up version control for an Ignition project from scratch using Docker and GitHub.

Quick-reference pages for conventions and standards used across guides.

Git Style Guide - Naming conventions for repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests.
Kubernetes Sizing - CPU, memory, JVM heap, PVC, and probe sizing tables for Ignition gateways on Kubernetes.

Reference pages for community tools built around Ignition.

Stoker Operator - Git-driven configuration sync for Ignition gateways on Kubernetes.
ignition-lint - Linter for Ignition project resources.