Kubernetes Cluster Troubleshooting: Diagnostic Workflow and Core Techniques
Diagnostic Workflow: The Three Core Techniques
When troubleshooting issues in a Kubernetes cluster—such as unresponsive nodes, crashing Pods, or network failures—it's essential to move beyond surface-level symptoms. A structured diagnostic approach significantly improves resolution speed and accuracy. The following three techniques form the fou ...
Posted on Thu, 28 May 2026 20:09:59 +0000 by upnxwood16
Understanding Pod Controllers in Kubernetes
Common Pod Spec Fields
spec.containers <[]object>
spec.containers.name <string>: Container name, required and unique. Cannot be changed after creation.
spec.containers.image <string>: Image path/name:tag.
spec.containers.imagePullPolicy <string>: Image pull policy: Always, Never, IfNotPresent. Default is IfNotPresent, e ...
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026 22:31:30 +0000 by yarons
Deploying Easysearch on AWS EKS: A Complete Implementation Guide
Modern enterprises increasingly require powerful search and analytics capabilities to handle growing data volumes. Easysearch emerges as an enterprise-grade search engine that enables organizations to build high-performance, scalable data retrieval systems. In today's cloud computing landscape, containerization has become the standard approach ...
Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026 00:06:25 +0000 by frigidman
Implementing CI/CD on Kubernetes with Jenkins Dynamic Agents
CI/CD Workflow Overview
Transitioning from traditional virtual machine-based CI/CD to a Kubernetes-native approach offers significant advantages in resource utilization and environment consistency.
Traditional Workflow:
CI: Developers push code to GitLab -> Jenkins triggers build on a static slave -> Code scanning and compilation -> A ...
Posted on Mon, 25 May 2026 18:24:34 +0000 by algarve4me
Kubernetes Scheduling Mechanisms: Affinity, Taints, and List-Watch
Kubernetes relies on a decoupled, event-driven architecture to manage workload placement across cluster nodes. At the heart of this system lies the List-Watch mechanism, which enables components to react to state changes in real time without polling. This mechanism allows the API Server to notify components like the Scheduler, Controller Manage ...
Posted on Sun, 24 May 2026 19:33:34 +0000 by cpd259
Installing Kubernetes with kubeadm Using Vagrant
Setting Up a Kubernetes Cluster with kubeadm
Infrastructure Overview
We will create a Kubernetes cluster using Vagrant. The environment consists of three CentOS-based virtual machines:
Hostname
IP Address
master1
192.168.33.11
node1
192.168.33.12
node2
192.168.33.13
Vagrantfile Configuration
Below is the Vagrantfile used to define ...
Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026 20:42:59 +0000 by programmingjeff
Simplifying Kubernetes Deployments with Helm Charts
Chart Structure and Configuration
A Helm chart is a collection of files that describe a related set of Kubernetes resources. The core components include Chart.yaml, values.yaml, and template files under the templates/ directory.
Chart.yaml
This file defines metadata about the chart:
apiVersion: v1
name: k8sapp
version: 0.1.1
appVersion: "1 ...
Posted on Tue, 19 May 2026 17:19:43 +0000 by llirik
High-Availability Kubernetes 1.24 Deployment with kube-vip and Cilium
Infrastructure Architecture
Operating System
Kernel
IP Address
Hostname
Role
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
5.15.0
10.0.50.11
control-plane-1
Control Plane
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
5.15.0
10.0.50.12
control-plane-2
Control Plane
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
5.15.0
10.0.50.13
control-plane-3
Control Plane
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
5.15.0
10.0.50.21
worker-1
Worker
Ubuntu 2 ...
Posted on Tue, 19 May 2026 14:30:48 +0000 by boon4376
From Docker Compose to Kubernetes with Kompose
Kompose is a CLI utility that translates docker-compose.yml files into native Kubernetes objects such as Deployments, Services, and PVCs. It eliminates the manual work of rewriitng Compose declarations into YAML manifests.
Installation
# Linux
curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes/kompose/releases/latest/download/kompose-linux-amd64 -o kompose
...
Posted on Tue, 19 May 2026 13:42:49 +0000 by clarket
Deploying a Kubernetes 1.26 Cluster with containerd and Calico
Node Configuration Table
Role
IP Address
master1
192.168.40.180
master2*
192.168.40.183
node1
192.168.40.181
node2*
192.168.40.182
*Nodes marked with an asterisk are reserved for future cluster expansion.
Prerequisites for All Node
Hostname Assignment
hostnamectl set-hostname master1 && bash # Run on master1
hostnamect ...
Posted on Tue, 19 May 2026 13:31:15 +0000 by yarons