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Category Archives: Kubernetes
Use External Labels with Prometheus Alerts
We are going to customise Prometheus alerts by using external labels. Continue reading
Blue/Green Deployment with Istio: Match Host Header and sourceLabels for Pod to Pod Communication
We are going to deploy two versions of the application, blue and green, and configure Istio routing so that both versions could be accessed at the same time. Continue reading
Migrating HA Kubernetes Cluster from CentOS 7 to Rocky Linux 8
Personally, Rocky Linux 8 is the most anticipated software release of the year! Continue reading
Upgrading Homelab Kubernetes Cluster from 1.20 to 1.21
Calico 3.19 has been released with support for Kubernetes 1.21. Continue reading
Moving to TrueNAS and Democratic CSI for Kubernetes Persistent Storage
I read an article about TrueNAS enabling container storage for Kubernetes by using the Democratic CSI driver to provide direct access to the storage system, and jumped right in. Continue reading
Install MetalLB and Istio Ingress Gateway with Mutual TLS for Kubernetes
Configuring encryption between Kubernetes pods with Istio and mTLS. Continue reading
Upgrading Homelab Kubernetes Cluster from 1.19 to 1.20
Calico 3.18 has been released with support for Kubernetes 1.20, therefore it’s time to upgrade! Continue reading
Install a Multi-Master Kubernetes Cluster with Ansible
We are going to build a highly available Kubernetes homelab cluster with three control plane nodes and three worker nodes using Ansible. Continue reading
Monitor Mikrotik Router with Grafana and Prometheus (mikrotik-exporter)
We are going to deploy mikrotik-exporter to visualise Prometheus monitoring data for Mikrotik. Continue reading