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GitOps in Practice: GitOps with ArgoCD and Flux

GitOps in Practice: GitOps with ArgoCD and Flux

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GitOps with ArgoCD and Flux has established itself as the standard approach to continuous delivery on Kubernetes. For example, here at NWS, we use ArgoCD to operate the NETWAYS Cloud. Both tools are CNCF Graduated projects, but they follow different philosophies. The choice between them will significantly shape how your platform team works in the future. In this article, we compare their similarities and differences and take a look at their adoption and popularity. We’ll also explore different...

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Kubernetes Policies with OPA Gatekeeper

Kubernetes Policies with OPA Gatekeeper

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Once you have got started with Kubernetes and are in productive operation, new requirements are often added to the existing environments over time. These can be diverse: from consistent labels for rolled-out applications to security-relevant settings, there are many...

Lightweight and powerful: K3s at a glance

Lightweight and powerful: K3s at a glance

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More than 10 years after its release, the Kubernetes project has found its way into the mainstream. The best proof of this is the large number of available solutions: (almost) every cloud provider has managed Kubernetes on offer, as well as a large number of freely...

VM rescue on OpenStack

VM rescue on OpenStack

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Accidentally terminated the SSH service, deleted the boot partition, or complications after updating the operating system? Most of us have stood in front of an inaccessible, misconfigured or otherwise broken server at some point and no longer had access. Fortunately,...

Kubernetes v1.31 “Elli”: This is new

Kubernetes v1.31 “Elli”: This is new

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Two weeks ago, the Kubernetes project received its first update after its tenth birthday. If you take a closer look at the release notes, at first glance there are few groundbreaking innovations in Kubernetes v1.31 with the mascot "Elli" - and that's a good thing. The...

Talos Linux on OpenStack: step by step

Talos Linux on OpenStack: step by step

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Choosing the right platform for running Kubernetes workloads is an important strategic decision. Managed Kubernetes services offer a quick and easy way to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters, but they often come with limitations in terms of flexibility and...

LUKS Encrypted storage in Kubernetes

LUKS Encrypted storage in Kubernetes

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Today, more and more stateful applications are finding their way into production Kubernetes clusters. Therefore, it is likely that you are already using persistent volumes or persistent volume claims(PVs/PVCs) for the workloads you or your organization deploy. If you...

Kubernetes Deployment Tools – Where do we stand today?

Kubernetes Deployment Tools – Where do we stand today?

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Imagine that your company has opted for a microservice architecture. As you develop and deploy more and more microservices, you decide to orchestrate them using Kubernetes. You start writing YAML manifests and additional configurations and deploy the necessary tools...

NWS Kubernetes Playground

NWS Kubernetes Playground

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We are very excited to introduce you to our brand new NWS Kubernetes Playground! This interactive platform is designed to help you master cloud-native technologies, familiarize yourself with tools like Kubernetes, and explore a range of NWS offerings - all for free!...

Managed Prometheus is Live!

Managed Prometheus is Live!

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Last Thursday we launched the latest addition to our managed services - Prometheus. As a leading open source monitoring solution, it offers a whole range of exciting features. Let's take a look at what Prometheus is, how it can help you monitor your IT infrastructure,...

Rejekts and KubeCon 2024 Review

Rejekts and KubeCon 2024 Review

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Last week, our team was at KubeCon2024 to find out about the latest developments in the cloud-native landscape. Back at home, we naturally want to share our insights with you! Buckle up, get your office chair in an upright position, and let's get started with Rejekts...

LUKS encrypted storage on OpenStack

LUKS encrypted storage on OpenStack

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Conscientiously securing your IT landscape has become increasingly important in recent years. With a steady increase in (user) data that needs to be managed, processed and stored, encrypting this data should be on your agenda for a holistically secured IT...

Secure Ingress-NGINX with Cert-Manager

Secure Ingress-NGINX with Cert-Manager

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In one of the first tutorials on our site, we showed you how to install and set up Ingress-NGINX in your cluster. Today we'll go one step further and look at how you can secure Ingress-NGINX and your services with the help of TLS certificates through Cert-Manager!...

CfgMgmtCamp 2024: Our review

CfgMgmtCamp 2024: Our review

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Last Sunday, part of our team drove all the way to Ghent in Belgium to take part in ConfigManagementCamp 2024.This is a free conference, held directly after FOSDEM, which attracts a large audience of open source fans, good conversations and new ideas year after year....

Migration of servers on VMware to OpenStack

Migration of servers on VMware to OpenStack

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In this tutorial we look at migrating servers on VMware to OpenStack. Following the recent acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, many smaller Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) have received notices to terminate their membership in VMWare's partner program in recent weeks....