kirponik.hashnode.dev"Just Enough" Platform Engineering: Replacing Terraform with Kubernetes APIsWe’ve all been there. You want to build an Internal Developer Platform (IDP). You start with good intentions: "Let's simplify infrastructure for our developers." Six months later, you have a sprawling2h ago·7 min read
kirponik.hashnode.devAn AI Crew for Automated Diagramming and DocumentationThe Introduction Our cloud documentation is almost always out of date. It's not because we're lazy; it's because the cloud moves too fast. A diagram drawn in a sprint planning meeting is obsolete by the time the code hits production. This documentati...Nov 16, 2025·7 min read
kirponik.hashnode.devWhy I Failed to Build an IaC Factory with BackstageAn Elegant, Automated Infrastructure Factory Every Platform Engineer has a dream: to build a perfectly working machine where developers can simply create the infrastructure they need without causing any trouble or urgent work for the platform team. T...Oct 24, 2025·5 min read
kirponik.hashnode.devDeploying Backstage Locally with Colima and KubernetesThis guide will walk you through setting up a local Kubernetes cluster with Colima, preparing a Backstage application, and deploying it using Helm. Part 1: Setting Up the Local Kubernetes Cluster First, we'll install Colima and use it to create a lig...Oct 17, 2025·5 min read
kirponik.hashnode.devPredicting Failures in a Serverless App with AWS DevOps Guru and OpenTelemetryLimitation of the Traditional Monitoring The management of modern distributed applications has become increasingly complex. Using traditional monitoring tools, which rely mainly on manual analysis, is insufficient for ensuring the availability and pe...Oct 6, 2025·8 min read
