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Installing Elasticsearch on Kubernetes Using Operator and setting it for Kubernetes logging

Wednesday, Aug 7, 2019 by Prabhat Sharma kubernetes, logging, elasticsearch, fluentd, fluent-bit, kibana, helm

In an earlier blog post I provided the steps to install elastisearch using helm and setting it up for logging using fluent-bit. With the introduction of elasticsearch operator the experience of managing the elasticsearch cluster in kubernetes has improved greatly. We will cover the same goal of setting up elastisearch and configuring it for logging as the earlier blog, with the same ease but much better experience. Using operator allows you benefits in the area of security, upgrades and scalability.

Installing Airflow on Kubernetes Using Operator

Sunday, Jul 28, 2019 by Prabhat Sharma k8s, kubernetes, containers, docker, airflow, helm, data engineering

Well created Kubernetes Operators pack a lot of power and help run and manage stateful applications on kubernetes. We had earlier seen how to install airflow on kubernetes using helm charts. While helm charts help you get started fast, they may not be suitable for day 2 operatios like: Upgrades Backup & restore Auto recovery Automatic/On-demand scalability Configuration management Deep insights Let’s find how to install airflow on kubernetes using airflow operator.

Installing Airflow on Kubernetes

Friday, Feb 1, 2019 by Prabhat Sharma k8s, kubernetes, containers, docker, airflow, helm, data engineering

Data engineering is a difficult job and tools like airflow make that streamlined. Let’s take a look at how to get up and running with airflow on kubernetes. Prerequisites A kubernetes cluster - You can spin up on AWS, GCP, Azure or digitalocean or you can start one on your local machine using minikube Helm - If you do not already have helm installed then follow this tutorial to get it installed Installing airflow using helm 1.

How to connect to Kubernetes cluster resources(services, pods) using OpenVPN for local development

Friday, Oct 19, 2018 by Prabhat Sharma kubernetes, helm, openvpn, local development, development workflow, developer productivity

I wanted to do development locally on my laptop and I had some services that were running in my kubernetes cluster. I was trying to figure out the easiest way to access those resources without exposing them via a loadbalancer or nodeport for the specific service. This is when I thought if I could vpn into the cluster then it would allow me to access cluster resources from my laptop.

Helm tutorial - The package manager for kubernetes - Part 1

Saturday, Oct 13, 2018 by Prabhat Sharma kubernetes, helm, package manager

I have been asked by various people on what is the best way to install and manage applications on kubernetes. In fact a lot of people want to install various readily available solutions like mysql, mariadb, mongodb, nginx etc. For stateless applications its generally straightforward and nobody is bothered much, however when it comes to stateful applications one starts to think how they will manage to install it. Does one have to go through the rigmarole of installing the application just like installing it on instances?