Chris Vermeulen

Cloud, Kubernetes, Serverless

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Switching off sticky sessions in Openshift routes

Switching off sticky sessions in Openshift routes

I had some trouble a while ago implementing a canary deployment using internal scaling. When I started calling the route, I noticed that all requests were being served from the same pod. Obviously

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
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Git Ignore files globally
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Git Ignore files globally

Often times, ignoring files locally without editing .gitignore, can be quite useful. You can do this globally, or locally by just using pure git.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
1 min read
Using Gitlab Registry with Kubernetes
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Using Gitlab Registry with Kubernetes

In order to pull image to your cluster from a private gitlab registry, you will need to specify to Kubernetes the image pull secrets to use. The best way I have found to

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
3 min read

Using systemd to run a simple process and keep it up

Short post about using systemd to run a simple process :) You'll need a service file.For the most part systemd services are registered in config files stored in /etc/systemd/system/XXX.service

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
1 min read
Deploying a SailsJS app to Kubernetes, with MySQL and Redis
Kubernetes

Deploying a SailsJS app to Kubernetes, with MySQL and Redis

Deploy a SailsJS app in Kubernetes - from scratch

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
16 min read
How to monitor distributed logs in Kubernetes with the EFK stack.
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How to monitor distributed logs in Kubernetes with the EFK stack.

No more searching endlessly for the correct logs. All logs in one place. Searchable, Visual, and easy to setup.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
11 min read
Terminal feedback without Zsh
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Terminal feedback without Zsh

A few ideas for personalising your cli. Make it your own.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
3 min read
Don’t push your terraform state files
terraform

Don’t push your terraform state files

Automatically save them where everyone can find them, automatically !

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
6 min read
Upstream status feeds in Slack — Get notified immediately when they have hiccups.
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Upstream status feeds in Slack — Get notified immediately when they have hiccups.

If you depend on upstream systems, you want to know when they have problems, so you can respond effectively.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
2 min read
alias shorten=”a loooong, very often used command”
beginner

alias shorten=”a loooong, very often used command”

Create your own bash aliases or shortcuts in your terminal, to boost productivity

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
5 min read
Adding Linkerd 2.x data to your main Grafana dashboard.
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Adding Linkerd 2.x data to your main Grafana dashboard.

Build a single global dashboard for your cluster by adding a data source for Linkerd 2.x metrics.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
4 min read
How to monitor your Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus and Grafana
Kubernetes

How to monitor your Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus and Grafana

Get complete node monitoring on your Kubernetes cluster in 5 minutes.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
8 min read
How to monitor your Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus and Grafana (The whole, long, story)
Kubernetes

How to monitor your Kubernetes cluster with Prometheus and Grafana (The whole, long, story)

Get complete node monitoring on your Kubernetes cluster in 5 minutes.

  • Christiaan Vermeulen
9 min read
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