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Kubernetes

Kubernetes (commonly stylised as k8s) is an open-source container-orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerised applications. It was originally designed by Google and is now maintained by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. It aims to provide a "platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts".

Thoughts

Building Software for the Modern Era

The not-too-serious but absolutely foolproof missing manual for modern engineering practices: From understanding the problem to declaring success in eleven (not so) easy steps.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 7 min read
Thoughts

A Homage to a Mentor Who Never Knew He Was One

Numerous people have shaped my life. Only very few as much as a key mentor of mine. Who never knew he was one. This is for him.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 8 min read
Thoughts

The Power of Mentoring and You

Always wondered what mentoring is all about? Here's what a mentor does and where to find one. And why you should have a mentor too.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 9 min read
Cybersecurity

Keeping cURL's Hands Out of the Cookie Jar

Using cURL and having to store cookies between requests but don't want to save them to file? Here's how to keep them purely in memory.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 3 min read
Thoughts

My Reading List

Want to know what makes me tick? Then a selection of books I've read in the past should give you an insight into what has shaped and influenced my thinking.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 11 min read
GKE

When GKE Tells Your Terraform Service Account to Go Away

GKE tells you 'Error 400/403: Missing edit permissions on account' but actually something else is off. More fundamental. But easy to fix.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 3 min read
Thoughts

Why I Focus on Not Building Things (as an Architect)

Stop building. Start Reusing. Get some Sellotape and get going. Because the best system I've ever built is the system I've never built!

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 6 min read
Kubernetes

Build Your Own Helm Chart Repository in S3 — With Auto-Generated User Documentation!

Helm chart repositories for everyone. With auto-generated clear instructions on how to add, search, and remove the repository. Right from the repository. Because user documentation matters. Readily available as a Terraform module on GitHub.

Dominic Dumrauf Dominic Dumrauf 10 min read
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