Securing Kubernetes Clusters - Production Best Practices
Comprehensive guide to securing Kubernetes clusters in production, including RBAC, network policies, secrets management, and security scanning.
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25 posts
Scaling Microservices to 10K RPS with Kubernetes - A Production Journey
How we scaled our microservices architecture from 500 to 10,000 requests per second using Kubernetes, including real metrics, challenges, and lessons learned.
Kubernetes Production Deployment - Lessons from Managing 50+ Microservices
Real-world lessons from deploying and managing 50+ microservices on Kubernetes, including scaling, monitoring, and disaster recovery.
GitOps with ArgoCD: Declarative Kubernetes Deployments
Implemented GitOps with ArgoCD - deployment time 30min → 2min, zero manual kubectl, full audit trail. 100% declarative
Implementing Service Mesh with Istio: Traffic Management and Observability
Deployed Istio service mesh - zero-downtime deployments, automatic retries, distributed tracing. MTTR reduced by 70%
Kubernetes 1.18: New Features and Production Lessons
Upgraded to Kubernetes 1.18 - kubectl debug, topology-aware routing, ingress improvements. Reduced debugging time by 60%
Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaling: Handling Traffic Spikes
Implementing HPA to automatically scale microservices based on CPU, memory, and custom metrics
Securing Kubernetes with Network Policies: A Practical Guide
Implementing zero-trust networking in Kubernetes using Network Policies, including real-world examples and common pitfalls
Moving to Amazon EKS: Lessons from Production
Our experience migrating from self-managed Kubernetes (kops) to Amazon EKS in production.
Advanced Kubernetes Scheduling: Node Affinity, Taints, and Custom Schedulers
Mastering Kubernetes pod placement - node affinity, pod anti-affinity, taints/tolerations, and building a custom scheduler for special workloads
Kubernetes Operators: Automating Complex Applications
Understanding Kubernetes Operators and how they automate deployment and management of complex applications.
Exploring Jenkins X and GitOps for Kubernetes
Evaluating Jenkins X and GitOps workflow for Kubernetes deployments.
Evaluating Service Mesh: Istio vs Linkerd for Microservices
Testing Istio and Linkerd to solve microservices networking challenges - traffic management, security, and observability
Istio Service Mesh: Is It Worth the Complexity?
Evaluating Istio service mesh for Kubernetes - features, benefits, and whether the added complexity is worth it.
Running Stateful Applications on Kubernetes: StatefulSets Deep Dive
My experience running PostgreSQL and Redis on Kubernetes using StatefulSets, including storage, networking, and backup strategies
Canary Deployment: Testing in Production with Confidence
Implementing canary releases with Kubernetes and Istio - gradual rollout, automated rollback, and catching bugs before they affect all users
Kubernetes Persistent Volumes: Stateful Applications Done Right
Managing persistent storage in Kubernetes - PV, PVC, StorageClass, dynamic provisioning, and running databases in production
Helm: The Kubernetes Package Manager We Needed
How Helm simplifies Kubernetes deployments with templating and package management.
Kubernetes in Production: 6 Months Later
Lessons learned from running Kubernetes in production for 6 months - the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Migrating from EC2 to Kubernetes: A Postmortem
Lessons learned from migrating our production infrastructure from EC2 instances to Kubernetes.
Blue-Green Deployment: Zero-Downtime Releases
Implementing blue-green deployment strategy for zero-downtime releases - switching traffic, rollback in seconds, and lessons learned
Deploying to Kubernetes from Jenkins Pipeline
Setting up automated deployments to Kubernetes using Jenkins Pipeline and kubectl.
Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets: Managing Application Configuration
Separating configuration from code with ConfigMaps and Secrets - environment-specific configs, secret management, and best practices
First Steps with Kubernetes - Is It Worth the Hype?
My initial experience setting up a Kubernetes cluster and whether it's ready for production use.
Kubernetes Pod Scheduling: Node Selectors and Affinity Rules
Controlling where pods run in Kubernetes cluster - node selectors, affinity, anti-affinity, and taints/tolerations