Published in FAUN Publication·PinnedMember-onlyHow a node self heals in kubernetesOne thing that’s been a mystery to me. How does Kubernetes know to remove load from a unresponsive Node? Vaguely I thought it has something to do with Kubelet as that is the component of Kubernetes that deals with the Node. But exactly how does this proccess work? We did…Kubernetes3 min readKubernetes3 min read
Jan 26, 2022Member-onlyVery Quick Start Replacement for Docker for Desktop! Use Open source Podman!Completely ditch docker for desktop in MacBooks. Use podman! This work in M1 and Intel MacBooks. Podman quick start on MacOS (Non M1) Install or upgrade brew upgrade brew install podman Tested on Macbook Pro M1 Chip 16 Inch 2021 Macbook Pro Intel Chip 15 Inch 2015 Commands ❯ podman machine init ❯ podman machine start ❯ podman run --rm -d -p…Containers3 min readContainers3 min read
Published in FAUN Publication·Nov 1, 2021Member-only4 Cloud Security Essentials Post PandemicIt has been a tough year for all of us. Pandemic forced us to rethink our personal as well as our professional lives. One of the consequences of the pandemic is we were all forced to work from home and scrambled to allow access to our office networks. Another big…Security7 min readSecurity7 min read
Published in FAUN Publication·Oct 28, 2021Member-onlyThe Ultimate GPG CheatsheetSetting up: key generation This generates a public/private keypair. $ gpg --gen-key $ gpg --list-secret-keys Import a private key (e.g. to copy it from one computer to another): $ gpg --allow-secret-key-import --import "my private key.txt" Show all public keys $ gpg --list-keys Show all secret keys with details $ gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG…Gpg5 min readGpg5 min read
Published in FAUN Publication·Apr 15, 2021Member-onlyHow to create Multi CDN Failover StrategyFirst off, CDN failover sounds like a euphemism? Aren’t CDNs (Content Distribution Network) primary purpose to provide high availability and performance to your servers? Disclosure: Kenichi does not own any shares of AWS, Cloudflare or Fastly. April 9, 2021. But is planning to acquire them in the near future. Yes…Cloudflare6 min readCloudflare6 min read
Published in FAUN Publication·Jan 5, 2021Member-onlyHow to setup your first Docker Registry using Github Packages.On October 30, 2020 Docker Inc. announced docker pull rate limits will be implemented. This caused CI builds to be rate limited and fail. One way to solve being rate limited by Docker Hub is to set up your own Docker Registry. Github Packages now supports Docker Registry One of…Github4 min readGithub4 min read
Published in FAUN Publication·Nov 30, 2020Member-only33 Things I learned while being a Cloud Solution ArchitectWhat I learned from being a cloud solution architect. Your first and foremost job is to explain and understand the context of any conversation and architecture. Options are your bread and butter make as many of them as possible. Gregor Hohpe and the architectelevator.com …Cloud Computing4 min readCloud Computing4 min read
Jul 27, 2020Member-onlyBetter command line prompt with Kubernetes☸️Using powerlevel9k. I haven’t ported it yet to powerlevel10kKubernetes1 min readKubernetes1 min read
Published in FAUN Publication·May 4, 2020Member-onlyDecoding a helm chart releasesIf you ever installed a helm chart in a cluster you might have wondered where the releases are stored. Context: Let’s start with some context. Install a simple nginx helm chart $ helm install --name my-release stable/nginx-ingress Now to get the details of your newly helm chart you have four commands…Helm Chart4 min readHelm Chart4 min read
