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Lets encrypt certificates and Kubernetes

A simple guide listing how you generate AWS SSL certs for use in your Kubernetes cluster.
Updated 1 year ago Published 1 year ago
I've recently started to migrate my home network away from Pfsense and over a shiny new Ubiquity Dream machine pro, I can hear the screams of disgust from some of the networking folk already.
Over the past few years I have been running Pfsense at the core of my home network and It's served me extremely well and i've learnt a hell of a lot along the way.
But I'll admin that whilst I loved the feature set provided the pure power and occasional complexity of the features provided was a lot of overhead and simple updates were often a more hassle than I had time for being a new parent as such I decided it as time to bite the bullet and move to something a bit easier to manage. I already use a number of Ubiquiti switches and access points at home so the decison to move over to an entirely Ubiquity based setup was a pretty easy decision.
But I'll openly admit the feature gap between Pfsense and the Ubiquiti Dream machine pro was something I thought that could be easily mitigated, some things were easy to migrate, other features I decided I could live without. But some features I really missed.
One of the aforementioned nifty features provided by Pfsense was it's built in HaProxy plugin which I previously used to hook up the external pod IP's provisioned from load balanced Kubernetes services, it even included automated ACME certificate provisioning.

Microservices are not always the answer

Microservices have become the defacto architectural pattern most most organisations both large and small, But is this a good thing?
Updated 1 year ago Published 1 year ago
Before we start, what is the official definition of 'mircoservices'.
Micro-services - also known as the Microservices architecture - is an architectural style that structures an application as a collection of services that are:
  • Independently deployable
  • Loosely coupled
  • Organized around business capabilitiesMicro-services
  • Owned by a small team
The micro-service architecture enables an organisation to deliver large, complex applications rapidly, frequently, reliably and sustainably - a necessity for competing and winning in today’s world.
As developer's we always want to build the best solution possible, and to the end we often take inspiration from others and stand on the shoulders of giants.