Observability for a small Kubernetes platform: follow the service
A monitoring model that connects user impact, routing, workloads and dependencies without turning telemetry into another platform that is difficult to operate.
Field notes
Field notes from infrastructure, security and automation work
Technical decisions, implementation notes and lessons worth keeping. Topics can overlap because real systems rarely stay inside one category.
RSS feedA UAT gate that catches more than broken pages
The checks used to prove the running image, configuration, data migration, full request path and rollback plan before a release reaches production.
Case StudyInfrastructureSelf-HostingCloud#Kubernetes#Platform engineering#UAT#Production#Infrastructure as code
A small Kubernetes platform that can grow without becoming a maze
A compact platform built around clear boundaries, separate UAT and production environments, repeatable releases and recovery that has been tested rather than assumed.