tarungampa.hashnode.devSimplifying Kubernetes: Scale Your Applications EasilyIf you’re just starting out with Kubernetes, you’ve probably realized that "scaling" is one of its biggest selling points. But then you look at the documentation and see HPA, VPA, and KEDA. Which one should you use? 1. Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)...Jan 13·3 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.devHow to Fix the Retirement of Ingress-Nginx EasilySo, you probably heard the news: the community version of Ingress-Nginx is shutting down. It’s no longer getting new features, and eventually it won't get security updates either. If you are running Kubernetes, this is a headache. The "official" advi...Dec 4, 2025·3 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.devIngress-Nginx is Retiring: What You Need to Know & The Gateway API EraIf you rely on NGINX for your Kubernetes ingress traffic, you might have heard the alarming news: Ingress-Nginx is retiring. Before you panic, it is critical to understand exactly which controller is going away, why it’s happening, and why the future...Dec 4, 2025·4 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.devCleaning Up Orphaned Kubernetes Resources - Use KOR to HelpRunning Kubernetes is great. But over time, your cluster can fill up with orphaned or unused resources. These are objects (ConfigMaps, Secrets, Services, etc.) that no longer serve a purpose, but haven’t been removed. They waste memory, add clutter, ...Oct 7, 2025·4 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.devAuto-Correcting Kubernetes Pod Resource Sizing with Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) and GoldilocksRight-sizing CPU and memory resources for Kubernetes pods is one of the most common challenges teams face. Developers often end up guessing resource values, which leads to two common outcomes: Under-provisioning → frequent pod evictions, degraded pe...Sep 26, 2025·3 min read