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  • Creating a Kubernetes operator on Windows and WSL

    Creating a Kubernetes operator on Windows and WSL

    I have always wanted to create a Kubernetes operator with the operator framework and tried to give that a go on my Windows 10 system. Note that the emphasis is on creating an operator, not necessarily writing a useful one 😁. All I am doing is using the boilerplate that is generated by the framework. Read more

  • Use a Power Automate Button to start an Azure DevOps build on the go

    In a previous post, we built a pipeline to deploy AKS using Azure DevOps. Because it can take while to deploy, it can be handy to start the deployment at any time without having to logon to Azure DevOps. There are many ways to achieve this, but one of the easiest ways is Power Automate. Read more

  • Check your yaml files with kubeval and GitHub Actions

    Check your yaml files with kubeval and GitHub Actions

    In the previous post, I deployed AKS, Nginx, External DNS, Helm Operator and Flux with a YAML pipeline in Azure DevOps. Flux got linked to a git repo that contains a bunch of yaml files that deploy applications to the cluster but also configures Azure Monitor. Flux essentially synchronizes your cluster with the configuration in Read more

  • Deploy AKS with Nginx, External DNS, Helm Operator and Flux

    A while ago, I blogged about an Azure YAML pipeline to deploy AKS together with Traefik. As a variation on that theme, this post talks about deploying AKS together with Nginx, External DNS, a Helm Operator and Flux CD. I blogged about Flux before if you want to know what it does. I added the Read more

  • Front Door with WordPress on Azure App Service

    Front Door with WordPress on Azure App Service

    Here’s a quick overview of the steps you need to take to put Front Door in front of an Azure Web App. In this case, the web app runs a WordPress site. Step 1: DNS Suppose you deployed the Web App and its name is gebawptest.azurewebsites.net and you want to reach the site via wp.baeke.info. Read more

  • Trying Civo’s Kubernetes Service

    In a previous post I talked about k3sup, a tool to easily install k3s on any system available over SSH. If you don’t know what k3s is, it’s a lightweight version of Kubernetes. It also runs on ARMv7 and ARM64 processors. That means it’s also compatible with a Raspberry Pi. If I am not mistaken, Read more