Drinking the Kubernetes Kool-Aid

Kubernetes solves a lot of problems, but things aren’t always as Kubernet-easy as they seem.

Generic clipart of TLS certificate
  1. Generic clipart of TLS certificate

    Living the Pipe Dream

    Generating and using Let’s Encrypt wildcard certificates with cert‑manager

    Wildcard certificates are amazingly easy to set up and manage with cert-manager. I don’t know how I managed without them for so long.

  2. Helm logo with halo and angel wings, partially submersed in water.

    The Toilet Paper

    Helm may be a popular solution, but not necessarily a safe one

    Helm charts are re-usable packages for Kubernetes resources. They are easy to share and use, but this comes at a price.

  3. A sheep in the Star Trek transporter room

    The Toilet Paper

    Migrating pods between Kubernetes nodes (without killing them)

    When you move a pod to another node, Kubernetes creates a new pod and kills the original. Is there a more humane way?

  4. Combination of the WordPress and Kubernetes logos

    Living the Pipe Dream

    How (not) to install WordPress on Kubernetes

    Today we’re dragging LAMP into the 21st century in the worst possible way.

  5. An OpenShift-branded hanging mobile with an orange and PHP, Java and Docker mascots

    Living the Pipe Dream

    Deploying apps on OpenShift: a stupid comparison between PHP, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and GraalVM

    Spoiler alert: they’re not the same.