Python: Django Development on Kubernetes with DevSpace

The possibilities that Kubernetes has brought to the container orchestration space are vast. Kubernetes simplifies the deployment and operation of such systems. However, from a developer’s point of view, it may not be as simple as their previous workflows; there are some nuances of the system to be learned.

Sep 15, 2021  ·  12 min read

Why a Good Developer Experience Matters

Applying the notion of user experience (UX) to software engineering, developer experience takes place on the other side of the product. The concept of developer experience describes how developers feel about working with or within a system.

Sep 14, 2021  ·  6 min read

Let's Learn jsPolicy

I was recently on a YouTube stream explaining jsPolicy, an open source project for managing policies in Kubernetes clusters that we maintain at Loft Labs. CEO Lukas Gentele joined me, and our host was Saiyam Pathak.

Sep 9, 2021  ·  1 min read

Kubernetes Network Policies: A Practitioner's Guide

Providing security for our infrastructure and applications is a never-ending continuous process. This article will talk about security in Kubernetes clusters, traffic incoming and outgoing to/from the cluster, and the traffic within the cluster.

Sep 8, 2021  ·  9 min read

Docker Compose Alternatives for Kubernetes: DevSpace

In this series, we’re looking at alternatives to using Docker Compose for building apps that run in Kubernetes clusters. While Compose is a handy way to stand up apps locally, there are advantages to running your apps in a Kubernetes environment while you develop.

Sep 7, 2021  ·  7 min read

Skaffold vs Tilt vs DevSpace

As more developers use Kubernetes, a variety of deployment tools are emerging to help them. Three interesting examples are Skaffold, Tilt, and DevSpace. While they all assist in building and deploying on Kubernetes clusters, their approaches are noticeably different.

Aug 30, 2021  ·  7 min read

Loft Feature Spotlight: Sleep Mode

It can be challenging to manage costs if your developers use Kubernetes clusters running in the cloud, whether they use shared clusters or have their own dedicated clusters.

Aug 26, 2021  ·  6 min read

PHP Laravel Development with Kubernetes using DevSpace - Developer Edition

Kubernetes is an excellent open-source container orchestration platform that brings automatic scaling, automatic recovery, observability, and many more features. Since it differs from traditional operations, it has changed the development and deployment workflows as well.

Aug 19, 2021  ·  9 min read

Kubernetes Monitoring Dashboards - 5 Best Open-Source Tools

Kubernetes now runs in more than 70 percent of container environments. Monitoring has become a key way to extract as much information as possible during container runtime.

Aug 17, 2021  ·  10 min read

Learn about Virtual Kubernetes Clusters at KubeCon North America

The program for KubeCon North America 2021 has been announced, and two of the talks can help you get up to speed with virtual Kubernetes clusters.

Aug 9, 2021  ·  1 min read

Docker Compose to Kubernetes: Step-by-Step Migration

In recent years, many companies have turned to containerization for application delivery. However, containerization in an enterprise or production-grade environment presents different levels of complexity in terms of managing containerized applications at scale.

Aug 5, 2021  ·  7 min read

Kubernetes 1.22 Release

Today the 1.22 version of Kubernetes ships. As always, hats off to the members of SIG Release for all of their hard work. There are many changes, but the top one to note is the API deprecations included in the release.

Aug 4, 2021  ·  2 min read

Puppet CTO Abby Kearns Joins Loft Labs’ Advisory Board

San Francisco - Loft Labs, which enables any organization to scale self-service access to Kubernetes to hundreds or even thousands of engineers, today announced that Abby Kearns, a technology executive with deep experience in cloud-native and open-source technologies, has joined the company’s advisory board.

Aug 4, 2021  ·  3 min read

Save Costs With Virtual Kubernetes Clusters

Virtual Kubernetes clusters are fully functional Kubernetes clusters that run within another Kubernetes cluster. The difference between a regular Kubernetes namespace and a virtual cluster is that a virtual cluster has its own separate Kubernetes control plane and storage backend.

Jul 27, 2021  ·  6 min read

Kubectl Login: Solving Authentication For Kubernetes

Kubernetes authentication means validating the identity of who or what is sending a request to the Kubernetes server. A request can originate from a pod, within a cluster, or from a human user.

Jul 26, 2021  ·  8 min read

Kubernetes Dashboards: Octant

Octant is one of the best-known tools in the Kubernetes dashboard space. It’s a project that Bryan Liles built a lot of back when he was at Heptio.

Jul 22, 2021  ·  7 min read

A Look at vcluster with Viktor Farcic

It’s been great to see so many folks making videos about vcluster. This one is from Viktor Farcic who is a Developer Advocate at Upbound. Viktor explains how vcluster works, and also dives in and does a great demo.

Jul 20, 2021  ·  1 min read

Kubernetes Multi-Tenancy: Why Virtual Clusters Are The Best Solution

As your organization grows and Kubernetes becomes more integrated into your daily workflow, more complex needs will arise. You probably started with a single cluster for everything, but now you see a need for multiple clusters.

Jul 19, 2021  ·  6 min read