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What’s new in Kubernetes 1.30
Kubernetes 1.30, released in April 2024, introduced several new features and improvements. Here’s a breakdown of some key highlights: Enhancing Security: Improved Secrets Management: A new secrets driver facilitates better integration with external secrets management systems like HashiCorp Vault or AWS Secrets Manager. This strengthens security by centralizing secret storage and access control. Bound Service
Kubernetes and the Reconciler Pattern: Maintaining Order in the Chaos
In the ever-evolving world of cloud-native deployments, maintaining a stable and predictable environment can be a challenge. Kubernetes, the popular container orchestration platform, tackles this challenge through various mechanisms, with the reconciler pattern being a cornerstone of its functionality. What is the Reconciler Pattern? The reconciler pattern is a design approach that ensures a system’s
Different types of system calls
System calls are the essential bridge between user programs and the operating system kernel. They allow programs to access system resources and functionalities that are restricted for security reasons or require privileged access. These calls trigger specific actions within the kernel, and the program execution is paused until the kernel completes the requested service. Here’s
Kubernetes in Production: Managed Control Plane – Worth Considering for Kubernetes
Kubernetes offers immense power for container orchestration, but managing the control plane can be a complex and time-consuming task. Here’s why a managed control plane should be a strong consideration, regardless of your specific Kubernetes deployment. The Control Plane: The Brains of the Operation The Kubernetes control plane acts as the central nervous system of
How you can tune Linux for network performance and why do you need it?
Linux is renowned for its versatility, and its networking capabilities are no exception. But just like a high-performance car, tweaking some settings can unlock its true potential. This article delves into methods for tuning your Linux system to become a networking champion. Understanding the Landscape: Assess Your Needs Before diving into specifics, it’s crucial to
Kubernetes in Production: How NodeLocal DNS Boosts Production Performance
Running Kubernetes in production is fantastic, but sluggish DNS resolution can bring your applications to a crawl. Here’s where NodeLocal DNS swoops in, a secret weapon for keeping your containerized world running smoothly and scaling like a champ. The DNS Dilemma: Traffic Jams in Your Cluster Normally, Kubernetes relies on a central service called kube-dns
How HTTP Keep-Alive will increase the scalability of your website
Imagine a busy highway. Every car leaving your house needs to exit, come to a complete stop, and then re-enter the highway to visit each store. This would be incredibly inefficient, right? HTTP requests work similarly by default, creating a new connection for each request. This can overwhelm your server on a large scale because
Running Kubernetes in Production: Part 1
There are tons of articles available on the internet on the basics of how to run something, but there is a huge gap when you run something just to test it out and run it in production. A lot of tools will break when they start working at scale. In this series, we are going
What is the difference between an Orphan process and a Zombie process
If you have worked with Linux processes there is a high chance that you have seen these terms, zombie process and orphan process. They can be confusing sometimes, in this article we are going to look at the difference between an orphan process and a zombie process with help of some C coding. What is