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Platform engineering notes on cluster design, workload operations, and the systems around running Kubernetes well.
Node drains are ordinary Kubernetes maintenance, but they only stay boring when replicas are spread out, disruptions are budgeted, and pods shut down cleanly.
Grafana installation, initial dashboard setup, along with some fundamentals and best practices.
Scale Kubernetes on demand and on a schedule, so idle nodes stop costing you overnight.
CLI tools and shell tips that take the typing out of everyday Kubernetes work.
Complete guide to diagnosing and fixing the most common pod deployment failures
Zero trust architecture in Kubernetes, from implementation and policy to observability.
A practical guide to managing Kubernetes resources with OpenTofu or Terraform.
Use External Secrets Operator to sync AWS Secrets Manager values into Kubernetes with IRSA, sane refresh policies, and less secret material in git.
How to set up and use IAM Roles for Service Accounts in EKS to securely manage pod-level IAM roles