operator pattern Archives

Hosting database on Kubernetes

February 26, 2023May 29, 2022 by Digi Hunch

Background “We want to host Postgres database on Kubernetes. Can you help us?”. The client appears assertive and reluctant to resort to managed services. So I did some homework and went through this tutorial. My thought: it’s doable, but don’t do it unless operating database as a service is your main business. I believed that … Read moreHosting database on Kubernetes

Kubernetes Operator

February 26, 2023April 7, 2022 by Digi Hunch

Kubernetes has a number of tools to automate the deployment of a single workload. In previous posts, we had covered Helm and Kustomize. What are left unresolved is how to maintain the status of workload after deployment is completed. In this post, I will give an introduction to Kubernetes Operator. Compared with Helm (templating approach) … Read moreKubernetes Operator