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

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

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

Kubernetes Dashboards: Headlamp

Headlamp is an open source web UI for Kubernetes created by the team at Kinvolk, which was recently acquired by Microsoft. It’s a great-looking alternative to the built-in Kubernetes Dashboard.

Jul 14, 2021  ·  5 min read

Let's Learn vcluster with Saiyam Pathak

Loft Labs CEO Lukas Gentele joined Saiyam Pathak on his stream to talk about vcluster. This video is another great way to get up to speed on vlcuster if you’ve heard about it and are curious.

Jul 13, 2021  ·  1 min read

Kubernetes Dashboards: Lens

Command-line tools like kubectl are a great way to interact with Kubernetes clusters for some of us, but many people prefer a graphical interface. Kubernetes has a built-in dashboard, but some people are looking for features that it doesn’t support.

Jun 29, 2021  ·  4 min read

vcluster Becomes First Certified Kubernetes Distribution for Virtual Kubernetes Clusters

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 the latest version v0.

Jun 22, 2021  ·  2 min read

11 of the Best Open-Source Kubernetes Tools - 2021 Edition

Nearly everyone touching cloud infrastructure in 2021 is familiar with the Kubernetes project. Put simply, Kubernetes is an incredibly powerful platform for container orchestration. But in my opinion, Kubernetes, more than anything, is a collection of best practices baked into a system that can scale from a Raspberry Pi up to the largest Fortune 500 infrastructure.

May 27, 2021  ·  10 min read

vcluster Inception Video

Running a virtual cluster inside a Kubernetes cluster is cool, but running a virtual cluster inside a virtual cluster is some real inception. Watch this YouTube video to see how you can do this with our open source virtual cluster tool called vcluster, or read the transcript below if you prefer.

May 24, 2021  ·  5 min read

New Open-Source Project Makes Kubernetes Policies Simple, Maintainable and Understandable

San Francisco - Loft Labs, which makes Kubernetes easily accessible to developers, today announced the availability of its latest open source project, jsPolicy. As a first-of-its-kind policy engine based on JavaScript, jsPolicy makes policies in Kubernetes clusters easier to manage and maintain, while also making them understandable and transparent.

May 6, 2021  ·  2 min read

Improving Developer Productivity with DevSpace

What makes developers happy and productive? If you talk to people who work in the tech industry, they will likely all have opinions on it, but there’s no clear, shared definition of developer productivity.

Apr 28, 2021  ·  7 min read

Loft Labs Open-Sources Virtual Cluster Technology for Kubernetes

San Francisco - Loft Labs, which makes Kubernetes easily accessible to developers, today announced that vcluster, a first-of-its-kind virtual cluster technology for Kubernetes, is now freely available on GitHub and on www.

Apr 19, 2021  ·  2 min read