Migrating my cloud to Kubernetes – Part II about storage facilities
A few days ago I had posted part 1 of my quest to move my cloud to Kubernetes. Now the next parts need to be done, namely choosing the right …
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Migrating my cloud to Kubernetes – Part 1: storage facility
Earlier today I wrote an introduction to my new blog series about migrating to Kubernetes. This is the next installment, we’ll be talking about setting up a Kubernetes storage facility …
Migrating my private cloud to Kubernetes – Introduction
Are you interested in migrating to Kubernetes? Well, I am let me tell ya’ll about it. I have been around in IT since more than 25 years, in different areas, …
How to add an existing Paypal button to WordPress
So you run a WordPress website and want to add a simple button for donations without hassle. Like myself, I simply wanted to add a Button to allow readers to …
Puppet 8 Top level facts FQDN
In my last post I described how the top level facts have changed in format. Today I came across a similar problem, namely how to determine the Fully Qualified Domain …
Puppet 8 Top Level Facts Format has changed
I started working with Puppet 3, now version 8 is out and about . Well, Open Source Puppet that is. Over the time the way you use facts have significantly …
Rocky 9 install R10K service
How to install Puppet R10k service on Rocky 9 If you happen to manage your server infrastructure with Puppet, you will sooner or later stumble into R10k, which is rather …
Kubernetes: How to resolve external DNS within a pod
Sometimes we need to be able to resolve external ip addresses from within a pod. Let’s say you run something like WordPress, Nextcloud etc. within Kubernetes, and you want to …
Becoming a Puppet Certified Professional
Why getting certified Did you ever wonder about how to become a Puppet Certified Professional? Most IT professionals will have to get certified on one area or another. Mostly we …
Renewing Kubernetes cluster certificates via kubeadm can break your kubelet.conf.
Are you running a Kubernetes cluster to optimize your workload? Excellent idea. Running apps in containers rather than VMs or bare metal very often is quite helpful for your budget …