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Kubernetes, also known as K8S, is the most popular container orchestration tool. It is fully open source. Kubernetes allows you to automatically deploy, scale and manage containerized applications. In this…
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On a previous article, we looked at deploying a flask application on Ubuntu 20.04 using Apache and Passenger It is also possible to deploy an application on Passenger alone, without…
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Troubleshooting Common System Issues
Introduction Troubleshooting systems is an essential skill for IT professionals, enabling them to quickly identify and resolve issues, ensuring smooth and uninterrupted operations.Mastering the art of troubleshooting can transform you…
Read More »Mastering Cloud Efficiency: The Role of FinOps in Engineering
Introduction Incorporating FinOps into engineering roles allows engineers to turn cost constraints into benefits. FinOps creates financial insights that empower engineers to make informed decisions throughout the development lifecycle. What…
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How to Change Your Django Database to PostgreSQL
For most people, when developing a Django web application, they use the default SQLite3 database. SQLite3 allows you to quickly get started coding without complexities. However when its time to…
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Installing a database cluster using Galera Cluster with MariaDB
Galera Cluster robust database cluster made on top of MariaDB or MySQL. It contains several features that make it more reliable that standard MySQL Replication. It is a battle-tested solution…
Read More »How I resolved MySQL restart errors after ‘Upgrade’ in Kubernetes
Upgrading a database has always been a slippery slope. Personally, once I set up a database, I will never upgrade it unless a for security reasons – which I have…
Read More »How to Install MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 22.04
MySQL 8.0 comes with a load of new features and bug fixes. In this guide we will learn how to install MySQL 8.0 on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. Prerequisites Server…
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How to Create a Cloud-Init Image for Proxmox VE
Proxmox VE is a popular, feature-full virtualization platform. It allows creation of cloud-init based images, which allow you to customize your images a great deal. This means you can embed…
Read More »How to Fix Disk Pressure Issue in Kubernetes (MicroK8S)
Disk pressure happens when your cluster disk space is near full and thus prevents your applications or Kubernetes processes from working well. Generally, to resolve this, you would need to…
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How to Create a Kubernetes Cluster with K3S
K3S is a light weight kubernetes distribution best suited for dev environments and edge computing. However, this is not to say it is not production ready. In fact, personally, I…
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How to Make Rancher Longhorn Work with MicroK8S
For the last 50 days, I have always wanted to create a Kubernetes Cluster with my storage engine as Longhorn. I use MicroK8S as my Kubernetes distro. I’ll be honest…
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