Feb 5 · 10 min read · 👋 The "Node-Lock" Problem That "node-lock" is the biggest weakness of hostPath. If the node goes down or the Pod moves, the data is essentially "trapped" on the old node. To solve this, Kubernetes uses a system that decouples the storage from the no...
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Nov 2, 2025 · 4 min read · Kubernetes is fantastic for managing applications, especially those that are "stateless" – meaning they don't rely on storing data locally. But what about applications that do need to save information, like databases, message queues, or even just a s...
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Sep 16, 2025 · 8 min read · So far in this Kubernetes journey, we have focused on stateless workloads: Pods and Deployments manage compute Services manage networking ConfigMaps and Secrets manage configuration But real applications are rarely stateless. Databases, message ...
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Sep 14, 2025 · 10 min read · Kubernetes is a container orchestration (coordinating and automating the management) platform that automates deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. As I have decided to learn Kubernetes, i found out the these are the basic...
Join discussionAug 21, 2025 · 4 min read · You deploy a flawless application onto your Kubernetes cluster, refreshed your dashboard and expect to see pods springing to life. Instead, the pod status taunts you: Pending. If you’ve ever found yourself in the same boat, wondering why your pod ref...
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Aug 20, 2025 · 4 min read · We worked with Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and Secrets. But what happens when your pods need to store and persist data? By default, when a pod is deleted or restarted, all data inside it is lost. That’s fine for stateless applications (like a ...
Join discussionJul 27, 2025 · 5 min read · 📦 What are Volumes in Kubernetes? In Kubernetes, volumes are used to persist and share data across containers and pod restarts. By default, data inside a pod disappears when the container restarts or the pod is deleted. Volumes solve this issue by p...
Join discussionJul 2, 2025 · 4 min read · In traditional IT environments, storage systems are managed by dedicated storage administrators, and application developers are just informed how to use that storage — not how it’s managed. However, when we move to Kubernetes and containerized system...
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May 9, 2025 · 1 min read · What are Persistent Volumes in k8s? In Kubernetes, a Persistent Volume (PV) is a piece of storage in the cluster that has been provisioned by an administrator. A Persistent Volume Claim (PVC) is a request for storage by a user. The PVC references the...
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