Migrate from Docker to Containerd in Kubernetes

Kubernetes is deprecating Docker as a container runtime after v1.20. Don’t Panic 😱 Docker containers are still supported, but the dockershim/Docker, the layer between Kubernetes and containerd is deprecated and will be removed from version 1.22+. https://kubernetes.io/blog/2020/12/02/dont-panic-kubernetes-and-docker/" So if you are running docker you need to change to a supported container runtime interface (CRI). containerd is a good choice, it is already running on your Kubernetes node if you are running Docker....

March 16, 2021 · Dennis Kruyt

Running a mailserver in Kubernetes

Running a web server in Kubernetes is easy, but a mail server is more challenging. Most of the challenges have to do with your IP infrastructure, ingress, and load balancer within Kubernetes. Here are things I learned when deploying a mail server based on Postfix on Kubernetes with MetalLB and NGINX ingress. If you have a different setup, things might or might not apply. Prevent mail loops on your secondary MX Your Postfix MX pod is maybe running on a private IP RFC1918, which is fine....

October 19, 2020 · Dennis Kruyt

Varnish in Kubernetes

This is a simple minimal but highly configurable Varnish caching service for Kubernetes. This should be placed between your ingress and your application service. simple setup It can be used in combination with multiple ingresses and application services at the same time. multiple ingress and services Setup Apply the following yaml file, replicas and environment variables can be adjusted to your need....

September 15, 2020 · Dennis Kruyt