Your First Apache Camel K Integration

After your Apache Camel K/Minikube environment is running and you have installed the Tooling for Apache Camel K (vscode-camelk) extension, you can quickly start your first integration.

1. Create a directory on your development system called integrations. For example, /home/(User_Name)/Documents/integrations on Linux or C:\Users\(User_Name)\Documents\integrations on Windows.
2. Start a new workspace in your VS Code Integrated Development Environment (IDE).
3. Add the folder from step 1 to your new workspace with File > Add Folder to Workspace…
4. Call command Camel: Create Camel route in Yaml DSL
5. Right-click on created file in your directory and select Deploy Integration with Apache Camel K.
6. Select Dev Mode - Apache Camel K Integration in Dev Mode.
7. Watch as messages appear in the Apache Camel K Output channel as your integration begins to run.
8. Open created file and update the message to say This is my first Camel K Integration!. Save the file with File > Save or Ctrl+S.
9. Watch as your integration is updated and your new message begins to appear in the output channel.