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November 23, 2024
Add a Kubernetes Cluster Context
This is for my own understanding. Please don't assume it is 100% correct.
Each cluster provider will have some sort of kubeconfig command so you can add a context locally, for whatever...
November 23, 2024
Difference Between Kubernetes yaml and Helm Chart
This is for my own understanding. Please don't assume it is 100% correct. A helm chart is an abstraction that allows you to group multiple k8s configuration files into one package and deploy...
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Kubernetes Helm Releases
This is for my own understanding. Please don't assume it is 100% correct. When releasing with helm, the release name typically stays the same when you then upgrade a Helm chart. The release name...
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Install a Kubernetes Ingress
This is for my own understanding. It might be wrong but reflects my current understanding.
(using kind)
This setup maps ports 80 and 443 from localhost to the ingress. It's like...
November 23, 2024
View Your Current a Kubernetes `kubectl` Cluster Context on the CLI
When I first started using git many years ago, you would be working pretty blind on the command line (and I don't know of any GUI tools at the beginning). So, to make sure you didn't...
November 23, 2024
VSCode keybindings.json file
My keybindings.json file, mostly for backup purposes:
Note: on a Mac, these are in ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/keybindings.json
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...
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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...
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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...
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