Run Your Own Kubernetes Instance with Microk8s
This post covers how to get a personal Kubernetes (K8s) cluster running on an instance with a public IP address, with HTTPS support, on the chea...
VP of Architecture at Community.com. Co-Author of "Docker: Up and Running" from O'Reilly Media. Dublin, Ireland.
This post covers how to get a personal Kubernetes (K8s) cluster running on an instance with a public IP address, with HTTPS support, on the chea...
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Great, you have a Docker system up and running. Maybe you run stuff on your dev box in a standalone Docker instance. Maybe you are just deploying...