If I tell you a secret, can you keep it? Let me tell you that secret Secrets in Kubernetes are dedicated resources used for securely storing and managing sensitive information within a Kubernetes cluster. …

Configuration management aims to provide a systematic approach to handling configuration data throughout the application lifecycle, from development to deployment and maintenance. It ensures consistency, reliability, and flexibility by enabling easy management of configurations across different environments, such as development, testing, staging, and production. Effective configuration management involves several key…

No Benz stories today (referring to the last article, lol), we just hit the ground writing… What is Kubernetes networking? Kubernetes networking refers to the networking infrastructure and concepts used by Kubernetes to aid communication between different components of a Kubernetes cluster, such as Pods, Services, and Nodes. In Kubernetes, every Pod is assigned…

Imagine owning a lovely 2023 Benz, which you drive every day. They are metrics that are taken into consideration as the vehicle moves, these metrics are most times displayed on your dashboard. Your car engine just does its work and doesn’t need to bother about submitting metrics to anyone. Meanwhile…

One of the reasons people will use an application is knowing it’s safe. Once an application becomes compromised, its usage will drop drastically. This is more reason security is of utmost importance when building an application. …

Most applications today rely on Kubernetes for efficient running, and this is the reason it’s a major point of discussion for Platform, Site reliability or DevOps engineer because their work cycle revolves around it. In this article I would be explaining how to set up a cluster and you see…

In this article I would be covering how to go about upgrading a cluster for both traditional Kubernetes cluster and Amazon EKS cluster, I would also be detailing considerations to have in place before doing either of the upgrades. Traditional Kubernetes cluster upgrade An important consideration to make when upgrading your cluster is API…

In this article, you would have an understanding of how to automate your Java app to AWS Ec2 in other words; building a pipeline for your Java app to trigger automatically to AWS Ec2 on every git push. Self-hosted runner A self-hosted runner is a system that you deploy and…

I have previously discussed some stuffs about Kubernetes architecture ,check out my home page aleqxan.medium.com for them. In this article, I would be discussing an important factor in the Kubernetes architecture which is known as Helm, a package manager for Kubernetes services. Helm With the adoption of microservices for the…