build-deploy-pratik.hashnode.dev🚀 Gateway API vs Ingress: Why Gateway API Is the Future of Kubernetes Traffic Management (Ingress 2.0)Kubernetes networking has evolved massively - from basic Ingress controllers to a fully modular, extensible, and secure traffic model.That evolution is called the Gateway API. Many engineers describe it as “Ingress 2.0”, and for good reason. In this ...Nov 14, 2025·4 min read
build-deploy-pratik.hashnode.dev🚀 How to Install and Use Helm on Your Kubernetes Cluster1. Introduction Managing Kubernetes applications with multiple YAML manifests can quickly become tedious and error-prone. Helm, the package manager for Kubernetes, simplifies this by allowing you to deploy, manage, and roll back applications with eas...Nov 12, 2025·4 min read
build-deploy-pratik.hashnode.dev🚀 Integrate Harbor with Kubernetes using FreeIPA (Red Hat IdM)🧭 1. Introduction In modern enterprise environments, maintaining secure and trusted communication between your container registry and Kubernetes cluster is essential. Harbor, an open-source container image registry by VMware, provides enterprise-gra...Nov 9, 2025·4 min read
build-deploy-pratik.hashnode.dev🚀Deploying Harbor with HTTPS using FreeIPA (Red Hat IdM)Harbor is an enterprise-grade container registry that adds security, identity, and role-based access control on top of Docker Distribution.In this blog, we’ll deploy Harbor with custom SSL certificates issued from FreeIPA (Red Hat Identity Management...Nov 9, 2025·5 min read
build-deploy-pratik.hashnode.dev🦑 Setting Up a Squid Proxy Server on Ubuntu💡 Introduction In many corporate or home lab environments, using a proxy server helps control and monitor outgoing internet traffic, improve caching efficiency, and enhance network security. One of the most widely used open-source proxy servers is S...Nov 6, 2025·3 min read