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title: "Yash Raj Shukla (@yashrajshuklaaa) | Hashnode"
description: "Sharing thoughts on Cloud native and Distributed systems. Read the latest articles by Yash Raj Shukla on Hashnode."
url: "https://hashnode.com/@yashrajshuklaaa"
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@yashrajshuklaaa

# Yash Raj Shukla

@yashrajshuklaaa · Delhi, India · Joined March 2026

Sharing thoughts on Cloud native and Distributed systems

Kubernetes Autoscaling: A Beginner's Introduction Your traffic goes up and down. Your cluster should too. Why autoscaling? Imagine you run a web app on Kubernetes. At 3 AM, a handful of pods handle

5 min read · [yashrajshuklaaa.hashnode.dev](https://yashrajshuklaaa.hashnode.dev/?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Oct 10](https://hashnode.com/posts//6aca97632d4c56a3d705e652)

### [Who Actually Starts a Pod? Understanding Kubernetes Architecture Like an Engineer](https://yashrajshuklaaa.hashnode.dev/who-actually-starts-a-pod-understanding-kubernetes-architecture-like-an-engineer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Learn what happens after kubectl apply and how the API Server, Scheduler, Controllers, etcd, and kubelet work together.

5 min read · [yashrajshuklaaa.hashnode.dev](https://yashrajshuklaaa.hashnode.dev/who-actually-starts-a-pod-understanding-kubernetes-architecture-like-an-engineer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Sep 5](https://hashnode.com/posts/who-actually-starts-a-pod-understanding-kubernetes-architecture-like-an-engineer/6a9c78cf3940496c25c939d5)

### [From Kyverno to Kubernetes My Open Source Journey, One PR at a Time](https://yashrajshuklaaa-opensource.hashnode.dev/from-kyverno-to-kubernetes-my-open-source-journey-one-pr-at-a-time?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

By Yashraj Shukla (@yashrajshuklaaa)

9 min read · [yashrajshuklaaa-opensource.hashnode.dev](https://yashrajshuklaaa-opensource.hashnode.dev/from-kyverno-to-kubernetes-my-open-source-journey-one-pr-at-a-time?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-kyverno-to-kubernetes-my-open-source-journey-one-pr-at-a-time/69ccf052b504c4ed0a6bff3d)

### [Docker for Beginners](https://yashrajshuklaaa-opensource.hashnode.dev/docker-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Stop Reading->Start Shipping

6 min read · [yashrajshuklaaa-opensource.hashnode.dev](https://yashrajshuklaaa-opensource.hashnode.dev/docker-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Apr 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/docker-for-beginners/69cced6fb504c4ed0a688480)

### [Why Research & Review Papers Actually Slap for K8s + AI/ML (and How to Write One Without Losing Your Mind)](https://yashrajshuklaaa-research.hashnode.dev/why-research-review-papers-actually-slap-for-k8s-ai-ml-and-how-to-write-one-without-losing-your-mind?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

a blog for the builders, the curious, and the "why does my GPU pod keep OOMing" crowd

22 min read · [yashrajshuklaaa-research.hashnode.dev](https://yashrajshuklaaa-research.hashnode.dev/why-research-review-papers-actually-slap-for-k8s-ai-ml-and-how-to-write-one-without-losing-your-mind?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Mar 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-research-review-papers-actually-slap-for-k8s-ai-ml-and-how-to-write-one-without-losing-your-mind/69cc11a7e4688e4edd264350)