Passing the CKA Exam: From Building Clusters to Becoming Certified
My journey taking and passing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) exam, including preparation strategies, exam tips, and lessons learned from years of cluster administration
Talha Juikar
Passing the CKAD Exam: A Journey from Experience to Certification
My experience taking and passing the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam after years of hands-on Kubernetes work, including preparation tips and exam insights
Flux GitOps with Kubernetes: Part 3 - Image Automation
Learn how to automate container image updates in Kubernetes using Flux Image Automation Controllers. This guide covers ImageRepository for scanning registries, ImagePolicy for selecting versions, and ImageUpdateAutomation for automatic Git commits.
GitOps with Flux on Kubernetes Part 2: Advanced Kustomization and the Kustomize Controller
Deep dive into Flux's Kustomize Controller, advanced kustomization techniques, multi-environment management, and configuration overlays for GitOps workflows
Getting Started with Talos Linux: Building Your First Learning Cluster
A beginner's guide to deploying your first Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster for learning and experimentation
Deploying Rancher on a 3-Node High Availability RKE2 Kubernetes Cluster
A comprehensive guide to setting up Rancher on a highly available RKE2 Kubernetes cluster with Cilium CNI and Kube-vip for robust container management
Deploying Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Fleet Server on Kubernetes with ECK Operator
A comprehensive guide to setting up a production-ready Elastic Stack on Kubernetes using the Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK) operator. This tutorial walks through deploying Elasticsearch for data storage, Kibana for visualization, and Fleet Server for agent management.
Centralized Logging with Loki and Promtail on Kubernetes
Complete your Kubernetes observability stack by adding centralized logging with Grafana Loki and Promtail. This guide shows you how to set up Loki for log storage and Promtail as a DaemonSet to collect logs from all your pods, complementing the monitoring capabilities of the kube-prometheus stack.
Setting Up Monitoring with kube-prometheus Stack on Kubernetes
Monitoring your Kubernetes cluster is essential for maintaining reliability, performance, and availability of your applications. In this guide, I'll walk you through setting up the kube-prometheus stack—a collection of Kubernetes manifests, Grafana dashboards, and Prometheus rules that provide a complete monitoring solution for your Kubernetes cluster.
Longhorn: Implementing High-Availability Persistent Storage for Kubernetes
Persistent storage is critical for stateful applications running in Kubernetes environments. In this comprehensive guide, I'll walk you through setting up Longhorn, a CNCF-backed distributed block storage system designed specifically for Kubernetes. You'll learn how to implement highly available, replicated storage that can survive node failures while providing consistent performance for your applications.