Upgrading Kubernetes Without Downtime or Drama
Kubernetes upgrades don't have to be scary. Version skew rules, drain and PDB discipline, deprecation hunting, and how managed vs self-managed changes the job.
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3 posts about operations in the conndeck blog — field notes on local-first Kubernetes operations, GitOps, and production debugging.
Managing a Fleet of Clusters Without Losing Track of Reality
From 2 clusters to 20: kubeconfig hygiene, fleet-wide visibility, and GitOps per cluster. The patterns that keep multi-cluster from becoming multi-chaos.
Read the postPodDisruptionBudgets: The Availability Feature Everyone Skips
PodDisruptionBudgets control how many pods voluntary disruptions can take down. Drain behavior, minAvailable vs maxUnavailable, and PDBs that block upgrades.
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