Running a homelab in the cloud isn’t just a fun side project — it’s a serious hands-on way to sharpen skills in infrastructure, automation, and DevOps workflows. But it also comes with real costs, especially when you’re self-funding everything. I recently managed to...
Intro:Every now and then, a moment of insight cuts through the noise. You read about a new system — Kubernetes, ETCD, or some enterprise tool — and within minutes, the architecture clicks. You see the purpose. You see how it maps to Active Directory. To MariaDB. To...
Introduction Kubernetes has become the de facto platform for modern application delivery. But beneath all the YAML files, Helm charts, and dashboards lies a foundational component that most engineers never touch — yet everything depends on it: etcd. If you’re coming...
Kubernetes has revolutionized the way we deploy, scale, and manage containerized applications. It abstracts infrastructure, automates scheduling, and enables dynamic scaling. But with great power comes the need for careful planning—especially when it comes to managing...
When you’re working with Kubernetes, understanding what a „node“ actually is under the hood can make a big difference—especially when you’re switching between local setups like Minikube and cloud-managed services like Google Kubernetes Engine...
All powered by nothing but CLI, Python and pure GCP muscle ⚙️🐍☁️ 🧱 Started with a minimal Bash script for local PNG-to-JPEG conversion ➡️ Turned it into a full-fledged Flask app, wrapped in a custom Dockerfile ➡️ Built and deployed via gcloud run deploy –source...
🚪 Introduction: The Container Illusion Containers are not magic. They don’t run in a “box.” They’re not virtual machines. They’re just Linux processes — with a twist. If you’re working with Docker or Kubernetes and your understanding stops at pod.yaml and...
The most interesting infrastructure projects I’ve worked on had one thing in common:They weren’t driven by hype — they were driven by necessity. ⚙️ Whether it’s a classic LAMP stack, EC2-based deployments or container orchestration with Kubernetes — the real...
One of the most humbling experiences in infrastructure work? Realizing that Kubernetes doesn’t solve complexity — it just gives you a framework to manage it. 🧩 Over the last years, I’ve moved from classic server setups and LAMP-based stacks into containerized...
🚀 From VMware to Containers: Understanding Linux Namespaces and cgroups for DevOps Engineers 🧭 Introduction So you’re coming from a VMware ESXi world. You’re used to spinning up VMs, assigning CPU, RAM, storage, virtual NICs, and keeping everything nicely...
