--- title: "Ruan Bekker (@ruanbekker) | Hashnode" description: "DevOps Engineer | Cloud Evangelist. Read the latest articles by Ruan Bekker on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@ruanbekker" --- @ruanbekker # Ruan Bekker @ruanbekker · South Africa · Joined August 2021 DevOps Engineer | Cloud Evangelist [Website](https://ruan.dev/) ### [Getting Started with Argo CD on Kubernetes](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/getting-started-with-argo-cd-on-kubernetes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This is a in-depth tutorial on how to get started with Argo CD on Kubernetes. 17 min read · [ruanbekker.hashnode.dev](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/getting-started-with-argo-cd-on-kubernetes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Mar 26, 2024](https://hashnode.com/posts/getting-started-with-argo-cd-on-kubernetes/660325731c1654f6af444ab9) ### [Cert-Manager DNS Challenge with Cloudflare on Kubernetes](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/cert-manager-dns-challenge-with-cloudflare-on-kubernetes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In this tutorial, we will be issuing Let's Encrypt certificates using cert-manager on Kubernetes and we will be using the DNS Challenge with Cloudflare. The reason I am using DNS Challenge instead of HTTP Challenge is because the Kubernetes environme... 6 min read · [ruanbekker.hashnode.dev](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/cert-manager-dns-challenge-with-cloudflare-on-kubernetes?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/cert-manager-dns-challenge-with-cloudflare-on-kubernetes/65380bb2d80730186faafc4b) [Oct 24, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/cert-manager-dns-challenge-with-cloudflare-on-kubernetes/65380bb2d80730186faafc4b) ### [Deploy Ingress-Nginx on Kubernetes with Helm](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/deploy-ingress-nginx-on-kubernetes-with-helm?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In this tutorial we will deploy the ingress-nginx controller on kubernetes. Pre-Requisites I will be using kind to run a kubernetes cluster locally, if you want to follow along, have a look at my previous post on how to install kubectl and kind and t... 3 min read · [ruanbekker.hashnode.dev](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/deploy-ingress-nginx-on-kubernetes-with-helm?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 24, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/deploy-ingress-nginx-on-kubernetes-with-helm/65375f95c5f0cc8686dcebf8) ### [Create Kubernetes Clusters with Kind](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/create-kubernetes-clusters-with-kind?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) This tutorial will demonstrate how to deploy a Kubernetes Cluster locally on your laptop using the utility called kind. Pre-Requisites Kind uses docker to deploy "nodes" as containers, therefore docker is required before installing kind. You will als... 2 min read · [ruanbekker.hashnode.dev](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/create-kubernetes-clusters-with-kind?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 23, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/create-kubernetes-clusters-with-kind/6536f613fcea69038a8b2f50) ### [Setup a Proxmox Node](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/setup-a-proxmox-node?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In this tutorial, we will be installing a Proxmox node, by flashing our USB media and demonstrating each step to get a Proxmox virtual environment up and running. What is Proxmox? Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is an open-source server virt... 3 min read · [ruanbekker.hashnode.dev](https://ruanbekker.hashnode.dev/setup-a-proxmox-node?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Sep 10, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/setup-a-proxmox-node/64fe2b3554e80256dd709d24)