This is not a copy‑paste documentation blog. This guide comes from real incidents, real mistakes, and real recoveries in production. To be honest, most teams start thinking seriously about Kubernetes Disaster Recovery only after something bad has already happened. I was no different. For a long time, I believed that High Availability was enough. Then … Read more
If you’ve ever managed a production Kubernetes cluster, you know one thing very well:Failures don’t send invitations. They just happen. A sudden node crash, cloud-region outage, accidental deletion, security breach, corrupted storage — anything can disrupt your cluster. And when Kubernetes is the backbone of critical apps, downtime becomes expensive, stressful, and sometimes chaotic. That’s … Read more
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
Kubernetes networking is entering a new era — and one of its oldest, most widely used components is stepping aside. For years, the open-source NGINX Ingress Controller powered traffic for countless Kubernetes clusters.It became the default choice for developers, DevOps teams, and platform engineers.If you ran Kubernetes, chances are… you deployed NGINX Ingress too. But … 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 — 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