PRPratik R. Mandgeinpratikm363.hashnode.dev·Jul 6 · 8 min readKubernetes Setup Made Super Simple: Minikube + Kubeadm (Step by Step)Hey! 👋 If you've never touched Kubernetes before, don't worry. This guide is written for complete beginners — even if you're setting up your very first server, you can follow this. We'll do two thing00
APabhishek pareekinabhishek-pareek.hashnode.dev·Jul 3 · 6 min readSurviving A Complete ETCD Outage, Part 1: Snapshots, And Getting Them Back When the Cluster Is GoneETCD is the single source of truth for a Kubernetes cluster. Every Node, Pod, Secret, ConfigMap, CRD, and RBAC rule lives there. Lose etcd on all control plane nodes and you have lost the cluster - th00
APabhishek pareekinabhishek-pareek.hashnode.dev·Jul 3 · 10 min readSurviving A Complete ETCD Outage, Part 2: RestorationIn Part 1 we got a verified ETCD snapshot back onto an Ansible control host, even with the cluster fully down. I've come across many a blog posts describing ETCD restoration process on a single node, 00
SAShahzad Ali Ahmadinshahzadahmad.dev·Jun 21 · 11 min readUnderstanding the Kubernetes Control Plane Like a DevOps EngineerKubernetes Control Plane explained in a practical way for engineers who manage real-world clusters. Introduction When I first started learning Kubernetes, I could create Pods, Deployments, and Service00
SAShahzad Ali Ahmadinshahzadahmad.dev·Jun 21 · 6 min readKubernetes Services Explained: How Traffic Reaches Your ApplicationsWhen developers first start learning Kubernetes, they quickly understand Pods and Deployments. You create a Deployment, Kubernetes creates Pods, and your application starts running. Simple, right? Not00
SAShahzad Ali Ahmadinshahzadahmad.dev·Jun 20 · 6 min readUnderstanding Kubernetes Design PatternsOne of the biggest realizations I had while preparing for and passing the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam was this: Deploying containers is easy. Designing cloud-native applicat00
SAShahzad Ali Ahmadinshahzadahmad.dev·Jun 20 · 5 min readWhy I’m Pursuing CKAD After Becoming a CKAPassing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) was one of the most rewarding milestones in my cloud-native journey. The certification challenged me to understand Kubernetes from an administrator00
VMVictor Modebeinblog.nvmodeberesume.link·Jun 18 · 7 min read🔧 Complete Guide: Setting Up a Kubernetes v1.36 Cluster with Kubeadm and Containerd on AWS📑 Table of Contents Introduction Why Use kubeadm System Requirements Cluster Architecture Overview Networking Requirements Why Disable Swap Understanding Cgroups and Drivers Step-by-Step Setu00
PBPratik Bapatinbuild-deploy-pratik.hashnode.dev·Jun 14 · 8 min readHow to Import a kubeadm Kubernetes Cluster into Rancher (Step-by-Step Guide)Manage your self-hosted Kubernetes cluster from a single pane of glass - without tearing it down and rebuilding it. Introduction If you've been running a Kubernetes cluster bootstrapped with kubeadm00
KOKene Ojiteliinkeneojiteli.hashnode.dev·Jun 12 · 8 min readDebugging a Self-Managed Kubernetes Platform on AWS: Lessons from Calico, Gateway API, AWS Load Balancer Controller, and Cloud IntegrationsIntroduction One of the biggest misconceptions about Kubernetes projects is that success comes from getting the cluster running. In reality, the most valuable learning often comes from the failures en00