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From Development to Production: Exploring K3d and K3s for Kubernetes Deployment
The difference between k3s and k3d. K3s and k3d are related but serve different purposes: K3s: K3d: Key differences: In essence, k3d is a tool that makes it easy to run k3s clusters locally in Docker, primarily for development purposes. K3s itself is the actual Kubernetes distribution that can be used in various environments, including…
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Mastering AWS Security Hub: A Comprehensive Guide
Article 4: Advanced Customization in AWS Security Hub: Insights, Automation, and Third-Party Integrations In our previous articles, we covered the basics of AWS Security Hub, its integrations with other AWS services, and how to set it up in a multi-account environment. Now, we’ll delve into advanced customization options that allow you to tailor Security Hub…
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Mastering AWS Security Hub: A Comprehensive Guide
Article 3: Setting Up AWS Security Hub in a Multi-Account Environment In the previous articles, we introduced AWS Security Hub and explored its integration with other AWS services. Now, it’s time to dive into the practical side of things. In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of setting up AWS Security Hub in…
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GitOps vs. Traditional DevOps: A Comparative Analysis
In the world of software development and operations, methodologies like DevOps have revolutionized how teams build, deploy, and manage applications. However, as cloud-native technologies and Kubernetes have gained popularity, a new paradigm called GitOps has emerged, promising to further streamline and improve the management of infrastructure and applications. This article explores the key differences between…
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The Terraform Toolkit: Spinning Up an EKS Cluster
Creating an Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) cluster using Terraform involves a series of carefully orchestrated steps. Each step can be encapsulated within its own Terraform module for better modularity and reusability. Here’s a breakdown of how to structure your Terraform project to deploy an EKS cluster on AWS. 1. VPC Module 2. EKS Module…
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Exploring Popular Monitoring, Logging, and Observability Tools
In the rapidly evolving world of software development and operations, observability has become a critical component for maintaining and optimizing system performance. Various tools are available to help developers and operations teams monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze their applications. This article provides an overview of some of the most popular monitoring, logging, and observability tools available…
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An Introduction to Prometheus: The Open-Source Monitoring and Alerting System
Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit designed for reliability and scalability in dynamic environments such as cloud-native applications, microservices, and Kubernetes. Originally developed by SoundCloud in 2012 and now a graduated project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Prometheus has become one of the most widely used monitoring systems in the DevOps…
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How to Deploy a Helm Chart in Minikube Using Terraform
Minikube is a lightweight Kubernetes implementation that runs a single-node cluster on your local machine. It’s an excellent environment for testing and developing Kubernetes applications before deploying them to a larger, production-level Kubernetes cluster. Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes, and Terraform is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool that can automate the deployment…
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How to Launch a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster Using Terraform
How to Launch a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster Using Terraform Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a managed Kubernetes service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It allows you to run containerized applications in a scalable and automated environment. Terraform, a popular Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool, makes it easy to deploy and manage GKE…