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IPVS, iptables and kube-proxy

January 3, 2023November 24, 2020 by Digi Hunch

This is an overview of the underlying technologies that drives load balancing. It covers LVS, Netfilter, iptables, IPVS and eventually kube-proxy. LVS (Linux Virtual Server) One of the ways to implement software load balancing is via LVS (Linux Virtual Server), as previously discussed. The diagram below shows the LVS framework, with IPVS as the fundamental … Read moreIPVS, iptables and kube-proxy

Redhat Firewall configuration: from iptables to firewalld

January 4, 2023October 12, 2018 by Digi Hunch

Tools to manage firewall Packet filter rules in Linux Kernel is managed by an user-space application named iptables in CentOS and RedHat. Since CentOS 7, firewalld is introduced as an alternative to iptables. Firewalld can be installed and executed as a systemd service, and it is supposed to replace iptables. This article describes how to … Read moreRedhat Firewall configuration: from iptables to firewalld