Kubernetes – taming PODs

2023-02-01
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In this article, we will answer questions such as how to control where PODs will be launched and how does kube-scheduler work? We will also discuss a number of tools used to determine the relationship of PODs to NODEs: labels, nodeSelector, affinity, and marking tainted NODEs.

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Containers as services in Enterprise Linux 8

2021-11-17
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When implementing server services as containers, they are usually required to be run automatically when the server starts. At Enterprise Linux 8, we can create systemd units that run containers along with server startup and end container operation with shutdown. These units can be created even for containers launched in „rootless ” mode (without requiring […]

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Kubernetes basics – creating first load balancer

2021-05-07
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Kubernetes is a portable Open Source platform for managing, automating and scaling container applications. Provides an environment for running highly reliable distributed systems. In this article, we will create our own, self-scalable Kubernetes cluster on a local machine (at no cost). That’s all in the desktop version of Enterprise Linux 8. The article contains three […]

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Podman vs. Docker – secure containerization

2021-01-04
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Podman 2.0 is a container development and management tool made available in the eighth version of EuroLinux. The software is compatible with Docker and offers many security benefits, mainly due to the ability to operate from the level of the unprivileged user (root less) and to abandon the daemon process (daemon-less).

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Container orchestration in Docker Swarm – introduction

2020-08-27
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Containerization of the application with Docker has recently become quick, easy and pleasant. Docker, however, does not allow advanced management of containers created with it. Therefore, the next natural step was the emergence of container group management systems. Today a few words about orchestration. The leader of the orchestra at the time of writing this […]

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Docker for Linux part II – intermediate commands

2019-11-15
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In the previous part of our series, we learned how to install the community version of Docker Engine. We also learned how to download, start, and delete a container and its image. Today we will be using an EuroLinux 7 based image along with the FBI (Free Base Image) repository. Docker versioning basics – what […]

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Docker for Linux part I – basic commands

2019-07-23
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We are launching a new series of articles, this time dedicated to Docker. Today we will discuss the simplest commands related to it. We will start with installation and configuration, then we will move to adding the user to the group and importing the container image. Finally, we will list and destroy the container with the images.

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