This guide explains how to run Kafka on Kubernetes, covering runtime resource needs, storage considerations, network requirements, configuration with Pods, StatefulSets, Helm charts and Operators, performance testing, monitoring, logging, health checks, rolling updates, scaling, and backup strategies.
This week’s cloud‑native roundup covers the Helm 3 beta release, Cilium 1.6’s full kube‑proxy replacement, new Kubernetes apiserver request‑priority KEP, HA master StorageVersion API, scheduling framework redesign, etcd compact‑batch tweaks, knative performance work, plus recommended open‑source tools and reading material.
This article introduces Helm as a Kubernetes package manager, explains the Chinese Helm Hub alternative AppHub, guides readers through installing Helm v3, adding the AppHub repository, and quickly deploying the Guestbook example with step‑by‑step commands and optional one‑click UI.
This talk shares Kuaishou's practical experience in building a private Kubernetes container cloud, optimizing Docker image layers, using Helm for application deployment, implementing GitLab CI/CD pipelines, and adopting Istio service mesh for multi‑cluster service governance, highlighting challenges and solutions for real‑world adoption.
This article walks through the design and implementation of a production‑ready continuous integration and delivery pipeline using Jenkins, Artifactory, Kubernetes, and Helm, covering pipeline architecture, artifact promotion, binary metadata linking, resource limits, multi‑container pods, Helm chart management, monitoring with EFK, and practical lessons learned.
This article explores how Kubernetes has emerged as the dominant container‑orchestration platform, evolving into a low‑level, multi‑cloud standard that creates network effects for distributed tools, reshapes vendor offerings, drives new business models such as Helm‑based package management and serverless functions, and hints at a future where Kubernetes is as invisible as the OS kernel.
The article explains how Kubernetes has won the container‑orchestration battle, is evolving into a universal low‑level layer for multi‑cloud deployments, and is reshaping software standards, package management, serverless workloads, and the economics of distributed systems.
This article explains what Helm Charts are, why they are essential for Kubernetes deployments, how to install and use them—including creating, upgrading, rolling back, and deleting releases—and how JFrog Artifactory enables a private, enterprise‑grade Helm repository.
