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Kubernetes in Production: A Reality Check
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Jayant Rohila
Full-Stack Developer
July 12, 2024
14 min read
Kubernetes promises a lot, but production-grade deployments require careful planning. Here's what you really need to know.
# Kubernetes in Production: A Reality Check
Kubernetes has become the de facto standard for container orchestration, but running it in production is more nuanced than the tutorials suggest...
## Resource Management
Getting requests and limits right is crucial for both performance and cost optimization...
## Health Checks and Readiness
The difference between liveness and readiness probes matters more than you think...
## Secrets Management
Kubernetes secrets aren't secret by default. Integrating with external secret managers...
## Observability Stack
Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed tracing for comprehensive visibility...