Let's Embark! Setting up Ingress (Part 2)
Let's get up and running using `nginx-ingress` on our Kubernetes cluster.
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Let's Embark! Setting up Kubernetes (Part 1)
I just went through the process of setting up my Kubernetes Cluster, and it was pretty easy the third time around! So, I thought I'd put up a series of tutorials that focus on getting a Kubernetes Cluster up and running with Ingress, Certificates, and a basic Service.
curl: (35) Unknown SSL protocol error
Doing a bit of work in my off-time, I hit the error "curl: (35) Unknown SSL protocol". It caused me a lot of pain, and took me a while to solve. Hopefully I can solve it for you much more quickly than I solved it for me!
Answering Questions: Using your Monitoring Tools Appropriately
For a lot of people, monitoring is just setting up some default metrics, outputting a few logs and, implementing a new APM if you have time. However, a good monitoring solution requires time to analyse and understand the requirements.
Culture vs Tooling: The DevOps Definition War
One of the last questions asked in a DevOps interview is usually "so, what does DevOps mean to you?" I think this is a smart question, because DevOps is wildly misunderstood by the greater IT community. Let's take a look at some of those cultural (mis)understandings.
An API Monitoring Scaffold Solution
I HATE on-call. That's why when I decided to start doing my own side-hustle, I wanted to make sure there were no 4 AM wake-ups unless necessary. I have designed a very simple and cheap process for monitoring websites that uses AWS services.
Chaos Engineering: If You Can't Delete, You Can't Repeat!
"Chaos Engineering" means introducing intentional errors into your environment to test its operational resilience. Here's a story about chaos and small steps you can take as part of your DevOps development process to begin your journey to developing more resilient applications.