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Bootstrapping a private EKS cluster with Argo CD
Terraform for a private-endpoint EKS cluster, GitHub Actions with OIDC, and how to install Argo CD when your pipeline can't reach the Kubernetes API.
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Writing on Kubernetes, GitOps, serverless and open source, from the work we do and the projects we contribute to.
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My Home Office Build, Part 4: Finishing Off, and Four Years On
Plastering, render, underfloor heating and flooring, what the build cost, and what it's like to work in four years later.
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My Home Office Build, Part 3: Electrics, Insulation and Plasterboard
First fix electrics and network, rigid foam insulation, plasterboarding and fitting the bifold doors.
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My Home Office Build, Part 2: Frame, Walls and Roof
Bolting down the timber frame, boarding the walls and getting a watertight roof on before the rain.
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My Home Office Build, Part 1: Groundwork
Planning a garden office, running power and network cables, and pouring the concrete base.
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First look at loft.sh using GitOps
Using loft.sh for self-service Kubernetes namespaces and virtual clusters on a shared multi-tenant platform, installed and configured with Flux GitOps.
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How to Unit Test Helm Charts with Go
Write Go unit tests that render your Helm chart templates and assert on the Kubernetes manifests, so you can change charts with confidence. Includes a full example.
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OpenFaaS, what's it all about?
Exploring serverless on Kubernetes. To roll your own or not?
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Introducing Arkade - The Kubernetes app installer
A CLI with strongly-typed flags to install charts and apps to your cluster in one command.
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Exploring NAT Traversal and Tunnels with Inlets and Inlets Pro
How inlets tunnels give services behind NAT or a firewall a public IP, using inletsctl and the inlets-operator, and when you need inlets PRO for non-HTTP traffic.
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Docker Birmingham January 2020: Multi-Architecture Images with buildx
From my Docker Birmingham meetup talk: how Docker images and manifests handle CPU architectures, and building images for ARM and x86 with docker buildx.
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Civo Kubernetes KUBE100: First Look at Managed k3s
What k3s is and how it differs from full Kubernetes, my experience on the beta of Civo's managed k3s service, contributing to its app marketplace, and other k3s tooling.
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How To Get Started Contributing to OpenFaaS
A step-by-step guide to your first OpenFaaS contribution: setting up Go, Docker and Kubernetes, finding an issue, forking the repository, and opening a pull request.
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My 2019 In Review - Hello Open Source!
Looking back at 2019: 75+ pull requests to OpenFaaS and OpenFaaS Cloud, k3sup, Birmingham meetups and events, and my plans for 2020.