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November 14, 2024
Kubernetes `Rollout`
In k8s, you don't "deploy", you "rollout". But, you don't "rollout" either. You either apply a deployment (or do it through helm, preferably), or kubectl create deployment <name>....
November 13, 2024
Kubernetes Scaling
CA - Cluster Autoscaling. VPA - Vertical Pod Autoscaling. HPA - Horizontal Pod Autoscaling. To me, using VPA/HPA alone can’t be much cost savings. At best, it can rearrange the resources you are...
ReadNovember 13, 2024
Kubernetes Cluster Management
This reflects how I currently understand this, and may be incorrect: kops: create k8s clusters that you manage yourself, on whatever provider (AWS, Azure, etc) eksctl: create k8s clusters managed...
ReadNovember 13, 2024
Kubernetes Helm Basics
This is for my own understanding. It might be wrong but reflects my current understanding. Helm is a package manager and templater. It stores whatever info it has about the configuration in the...
ReadNovember 6, 2024
How to Find What Resource to List for `kind:`
When creating an application in kubernetes, there are a lot of values for the kind: field. This is how to find those, and explain them so you know what values should be there.
Example:...
November 4, 2024
VSCode *.code-workspace file
An example of a <something>.code-workspace file, mostly for backup purposes:
October 31, 2024
VSCode settings.json file
My settings.json file as of 2024-10-31, mostly for backup purposes:
Note: on a Mac, these are in ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json
October 31, 2024
VSCode Tips and Snippet
Open any compatible file: To open a file that isn't in a workspace into a new window instead. I like this when it's just a random file I want to edit, not part of a project.
ReadOctober 30, 2024
The `awk` Command
Has some crossover abilities but really shines with displaying or translating column data. Example usage: Find something in a file, then display the first two columns: Output data in a more...
ReadOctober 25, 2024
Why You Need an HPA for Every Container
HPA = Horizontal Pod Autoscaler. POD You need to configure resource request values for all of your containers in Kubernetes because HPA makes scaling decisions based on those values. It makes those...
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