Tips to ace the CKA and CKAD exams
I recently (December 2020) passed both CKA and CKAD exams, scoring 98% and 96% respectively. In this guide, I want to share my overall experience and tips to crack these exams.
Switching on the cluster insights using Headlamp
In this learn guide we will get insights of Kubernetes clusters using a new open source tool called Headlamp by Kinvolk
Securing a K3s cluster with Falco
This guide provides instructions to secure a K3s cluster using Falco, an open-source cloud-native runtime security project.
Connecting Gitlab and Kubernetes for continuous deployment on Civo
Gitlab has Kubernetes integration. This post is about getting started with that. How to connect up Gitlab and Kubernetes
Deploy your first Kubernetes application through the command line
You're ready to deploy your first application to Kubernetes through the command line. This post will walk you through how to do exactly that, the tools you'll need and a bit of the theory behind what is going on.
Deployments without YAML using Ketch
Ketch works toward solving Kubernetes complexity by eliminating the need for writing YAML files and directly deploying applications onto a cluster.
Chaos Experiments on Kubernetes using Litmus to ensure your cluster is production ready
Litmus is an open source tool to do chaos engineering experiments on Kubernetes clusters
Deploying Ghost With SSL From The Civo Marketplace
This guide will show you how to deploy Ghost from the Civo marketplace and apply an SSL certificate
Deploying Twingate To Civo k3s
This guide will show you how to deploy Twingate, a highly performant zero trust VPN alternative, onto Civo K3s
Sloop : a tool to visualize the history of Kubernetes resources
Sloop is an open source tool to visualize the history of all resources in your Kubernetes cluster.
Ensuring YAML best practices using KubeLinter
When we declare various Kubernetes objects in YAML, can we have YAML checked prior to the deployment of applications or even Helm charts? The answer is yes - with a tool like KubeLinter
Running Kubeflow Pipelines
This Learn guide aims to help you install Kubeflow pipelines onto a Civo managed k3s cluster
Backup Longhorn Volumes to a Minio S3 bucket
This guide will show you how to setup backups of your persistent volumes to an S3 compatible backup destination using Minio
Manage Kubernetes clusters using the Civo Pulumi provider
Use your favourite programming language with Pulumi to manage Kubernetes clusters on Civo
Monitoring k3s with the Prometheus Operator and Custom Email Alerts
Prometheus can be complicated to get started with. However it doesn't have to be and if you're monitoring Kubernetes, Prometheus is unparalleled.
Installing and using Haproxy as ingress in Civo kubernetes
HAProxy can be deployed as your ingress controller in a Kubernetes cluster. I wrote a Civo Marketplace app to do just that, and this guide shows you how to use it.
Using Checkov for Static Analysis of Kubernetes Components
This guide will run you through using Checkov to perform static analysis of Kubernetes objects such as deployments
Develop and test your code directly in Kubernetes using Okteto
Okteto is an open source tool to develop and test your code directly in Kubernetes
Civo Kubernetes Quick Start Guide
Civo offers managed Kubernetes, meaning you do not have to configure your cluster’s setup from scratch every time you want to try something out.
Fairwinds Goldilocks : Kubernetes Resource Recommendation Tool
Fairwinds Goldilocks is an open source tool that recommends the right settings for resource requests and limits on kubernetes workloads.