Senior DevOps Engineer documenting my journey through Kubernetes, CNCF certifications, cloud-native technologies, platform engineering, and automation. Here you'll find hands-on tutorials, certification experiences (CKA, CKAD, CKS), exam strategies, troubleshooting guides, and lessons learned from real-world DevOps and Kubernetes environments. My goal is to share practical knowledge, help others in their cloud-native journey, and ultimately document the path from DevOps Engineer to Kubestronaut.
Kubernetes Control Plane explained in a practical way for engineers who manage real-world clusters. Introduction When I first started learning Kubernetes, I could create Pods, Deployments, and Service
Kubernetes networking is one of the most important — and often most confusing — topics for beginners. Pods have IP addresses, Services have virtual IPs, DNS magically resolves names, Ingress routes tr
One of the most common questions developers ask when they start working with Kubernetes is: “What actually happens when a user sends a request to my application?” We deploy Pods, create Services, co
Most developers know that Kubernetes can automatically restart failed applications. But have you ever wondered what actually happens behind the scenes when a Pod crashes? When I first started learning
When developers first start learning Kubernetes, they quickly understand Pods and Deployments. You create a Deployment, Kubernetes creates Pods, and your application starts running. Simple, right? Not
When I first started learning Kubernetes, I thought that if a Pod showed a Running status, everything was working correctly. The application was running.The container hadn’t crashed.The deployment was
Moving Beyond “kubectl apply” and Understanding What Makes Applications Production-Ready When I first started working with Kubernetes, I thought my responsibility as a developer ended once my containe
Most people start learning Kubernetes by creating Pods, Deployments, and Services. kubectl create deployment nginx --image=nginx The Pod becomes Running, the Service gets created, and everything appe
One of the biggest realizations I had while preparing for and passing the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam was this: Deploying containers is easy. Designing cloud-native applicat
