Rancher Desktop is Kubernetes and container management. As such, it could be a good replacement for Docker Desktop. Is that the case? Should we move from Docker Desktop to Rancher Desktop?
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Teleporting And Intercepting Microservices With CodeZero
How do we develop microservices knowing that we cannot run the whole system locally? How do we connect local applications with microservices running in remote Kubernetes clusters? Can CodeZero be the solution?
Continue readingFly – NoOps Application Management All Over The World
Fly.io enable us to run apps across multiple regions without having to deal with operations. It is a global No-Ops solution.
Continue readingFree Docker Desktop Alternative For Mac And Windows
You might have to pay to use Docker Desktop. It’s not “free for all” anymore. Fortunately, there are free alternatives, and we are going to choose the best one.
Continue readingHow To Troubleshoot And Support Kubernetes Applications And Clusters?
Troubleshoot is a kubectl plugin providing diagnostic tools for Kubernetes clusters and applications. It provides means to troubleshoot potential issues as well as to generate a support bundle that can be sent to the team providing the support.
Continue readingKoncrete – GitOps As A Service With Argo CD
Koncrete is cloud-hosted GitOps and continuous delivery (CD) service for Kubernetes built on top of Argo CD. It is effectively, ArgoCD-as-a-Service or GitOps-as-a-Service type of solution.
Continue readingWhat Is Chaos Engineering?
Why do we need chaos engineering? How does it work? What are the steps and the principles behind chaos engineering?
Continue readingFull App Lifecycle In Kubernetes With Argo CD, DevSpace, vCluster, k3d, and GitHub Actions
Application lifecycle typically consists of three parts. First, we develop locally, we deploy to temporary environments, usually due to creating pull requests, and we proceed towards a permanent environment, all the way until production. Can we streamline and simplify the whole application lifecycle process by combining Kubernetes, vCluster, DevSpace, Argo CD, k3d, and GitHub Actions? Even if you prefer a different combination, the principles behind this process can be easily applied to a myriad of other tools.
Continue readingKubeSphere – Kubernetes Platform For Cloud-Native App Management
KubeSphere Kubernetes platform is a distributed operating system for cloud-native application management. Should you use it?
Continue readingHow To Shift Left Infrastructure Management Using Crossplane Composites
The job of ops should not be to create and manage infrastructure for other teams. Instead, it should be to enable other teams to manage their own infra. It should be about creating tools and platforms that are opinionated, yet provide sufficient freedom for the teams, no matter whether they are using AWS, Azure, Google Cloud (GCP), or any other provider.
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