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Thanks for this, Atul. You put it perfectly: it sounds straightforward until you're actually in it watching services fail because the config server wasn't ready yet. That Docker Compose to Kubernetes bridge was honestly one of the biggest things I took away from this project too. Compose taught me the dependency logic, and Kubernetes just made it production-worthy. They're not competing tools, they're a progression. Good luck with your cloud and DevOps journey. Keep building and keep sharing what you learn.