If you think Kubernetes scaling is just about increasing replicas when CPU spikes…you’re missing the bigger picture. As cloud workloads get heavier and real-time user demand becomes unpredictable, scaling is no longer optional — it’s a survival strategy. The difference between a reliable system and a burning one often comes down to how intelligently your … Read more
If there’s one image that captures the entire Kubernetes ecosystem in a single glance, it’s this wheel. Most people think Kubernetes is a tool. But anyone who has deployed even a single production cluster knows the truth: Kubernetes isn’t a tool — it’s an ecosystem, a universe, and sometimes… a maze. This wheel beautifully visualizes … Read more
If you’re preparing for a DevOps or Kubernetes interview, there’s one question you simply cannot afford to get wrong: “How does a Kubernetes Ingress Controller work?” Surprisingly, many candidates misunderstand this — mainly because they lack clarity on two foundational concepts: This blog will simplify these concepts with diagrams, examples, and clear explanations. 🌐 What … Read more
This guide provides a comprehensive, step-by-step walkthrough on setting up a Kubernetes cluster using Kubeadm. It covers everything from preparing the nodes and installing the necessary components like Containerd, Kubeadm, Kubelet, and Kubectl, to initializing the control plane, joining worker nodes, and verifying the cluster setup. This guide is designed for both beginners and DevOps … Read more
Introduction Air-gapped environments are common in regulated industries (defense, banking, pharma) where clusters and CI/CD systems cannot talk directly to the public internet. The challenge is to keep development velocity without sacrificing security: builds must run, images must be scanned and signed, and artifacts must be available inside the offline environment — all while keeping … Read more
Introduction — The Heart of Modern Cloud Infrastructure Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for container orchestration. Whether you’re deploying microservices or managing enterprise-scale clusters, understanding Kubernetes architecture is critical. Every time a pod starts, scales, or self-heals — it’s the control plane and node components working in perfect harmony. In this 2025 technical deep … Read more
Introduction — Why run Jenkins on Kubernetes? If you’ve been running Jenkins on a VM or a single server, you know the pain when that server goes down: builds stop, history disappears, and everyone looks at you. Running Jenkins on Kubernetes gives you the flexibility to manage lifecycle, scale agents, and treat Jenkins as another … Read more
🚀 Introduction Let’s be honest — YAML started as a blessing and became a curse.From indentation nightmares to complex CRDs spanning hundreds of lines, Kubernetes YAML often feels more like programming in pain than declaring infrastructure. But a quiet revolution is happening.Developers and platform engineers are beginning to move beyond YAML, adopting declarative APIs, domain-specific … Read more
Introduction You deploy an app, things look healthy — then an error surface: slow responses, mysterious connection resets, a memory leak. The usual options are ugly: restart the pod and lose state, attach a sidecar after the fact, or reproduce the bug in staging (which might not reproduce). Enter ephemeral containers — a lightweight, on-demand … Read more
Introduction If you’ve just started exploring DevOps, congratulations — you’re diving into one of the most exciting fields in tech! 🎉DevOps combines development and operations to help teams deliver software faster, automate workflows, and collaborate better. But here’s a reality check — beginners often make avoidable mistakes that slow down their progress. In this blog, … Read more