AVAlexandre Vázquezinalexandrev.hashnode.dev·Apr 16 · 8 min readDebugging Distroless Containers: kubectl debug, Ephemeral Containers, and When to Use EachDebugging Distroless Containers: kubectl debug, Ephemeral Containers, and When to Use Each Why Distroless Breaks the Normal Debugging Workflow Traditional container debugging assumes shell access with standard tools like ps, netstat, and curl. Distro...00
AVAlexandre Vázquezinalexandrev.hashnode.dev·Apr 13 · 16 min readKubernetes HPA Best Practices: When CPU Works, Why Memory Almost Never DoesThere is a configuration that appears in virtually every Kubernetes cluster: a HorizontalPodAutoscaler targeting 70% CPU utilization and 70% memory utilization. It looks reasonable. It follows the examples in the official documentation. And in many c...00
AVAlexandre Vázquezinalexandrev.hashnode.dev·Feb 24 · 7 min readGateway API Provider Support in 2026: A Critical EvaluationThe Kubernetes Gateway API is no longer a future concept—it’s the present standard for traffic management. With the deprecation of Ingress NGINX’s stable APIs signaling a definitive shift, platform teams and architects are now faced with a critical d...00
AVAlexandre Vázquezinalexandrev.hashnode.dev·Feb 20 · 6 min readBuilding a Kubernetes Migration Framework: Lessons from Ingress-NGINXThe recent announcement regarding the deprecation of the Ingress-NGINX controller sent a ripple through the Kubernetes community. For many organizations, it’s the first major deprecation of a foundational, widely-adopted ecosystem component. While th...00
AVAlexandre Vázquezinalexandrev.hashnode.dev·Feb 10 · 14 min readKubernetes Housekeeping: How to Clean Up Orphaned ConfigMaps and SecretsIf you’ve been running Kubernetes clusters for any meaningful amount of time, you’ve likely encountered a familiar problem: orphaned ConfigMaps and Secrets piling up in your namespaces. These abandoned resources don’t just clutter your cluster—they i...00
