tarungampa.hashnode.devKubernetes Can Now Resize Your Pods Without Restarting ThemKubernetes 1.35 shipped in December 2025 with something the community has been asking for since the early days — the ability to change the CPU and memory of a running pod without killing and restartin2d ago·4 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.devHelm or Kustomize? How I Actually ChooseEvery time this question comes up in a team, it turns into a long debate. Both tools manage Kubernetes manifests. Both are widely used. But they're built around completely different ideas, and once yoMar 4·3 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.devPrevent Kubernetes Downtime During Maintenance: Use Pod Disruption Budgets (PDBs)You're doing a cluster upgrade. Or maybe someone drained a node for maintenance. Either way, your app goes down — even though you had replicas running. If this sounds familiar, the missing piece is alFeb 26·3 min read
tarungampa.hashnode.dev10 kubectl Tips Every Kubernetes User Should KnowIf you've been using Kubernetes for a while, you probably have a handful of kubectl commands memorized. kubectl get pods, kubectl apply -f, kubectl logs — the classics. But there's a lot more hiding iFeb 25·5 min read
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