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I’m excited to present the updates coming with vCluster v0.24. In this post, we will cover Snapshots and Sleep Mode Improvements. Along with this post, we have a couple of videos that will demo both features. Snapshots Let’s start by talking about Snapshots. While you were always...

The ideal size of your Kubernetes clusters is a day 0 question and demands a definite answer. You find one giant cluster on one end of the spectrum and many small-sized ones on the other, with every combination in between. This decision will impact your organization for years to ...

Multi-tenancy in Kubernetes has been an ongoing challenge for organizations looking to optimize their cloud-native infrastructure. Over the years, the approach to multi-tenancy has evolved, from simple namespace isolation to virtual clusters and, more recently, full-fledged inter...

Like a couple of innovative technologies, different people have different viewpoints on where WebAssembly fits the technology landscape. > WebAssembly (also called Wasm) is certainly the subject of much hype right now. But what is it? Is it the JavaScript Killer? Is it a new prog...

In a fast-paced development environment, having an isolated and ephemeral environment to test changes for every pull request (PR) is a game-changer. In this blog, I’ll walk you through setting up ephemeral PR environments using vCluster, enabling seamless testing of your applicat...

Multi-tenancy in Kubernetes is not a new cooncept; it simply refers to creating isolated spaces for different users, teams, or projects. Many organizations begin by using namespaces to isolate workloads, teams, or projects. However, they soon encounter limitations, such as challe...

This post is the third and final in my series about running tests on Kubernetes for each pull request. In the first post, I described the app and how to test locally using Testcontainers and in a GitHub workflow. The second post focused on setting up the target environment and ru...

Kubernetes Ingress is the most widely used Kubernetes resource for exposing an application to the outside world. Understanding the concepts and Layer-7 load balancing may sound difficult, but with this article, it won’t be. This article uses Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) as the ...

Attending FOSDEM for the first time was an amazing experience, it was right into the heart of the open-source community. The event was full of energy, innovation, and collaboration, and I’m excited to share some highlights from our experience, especially our time at the DevPod st...

I come relatively late to the subject of Remote Development Environments (also known as Cloud Development Environments). The main reason is that I haven’t worked in a development team for over six years. However, I’m now working for Loft Labs, and we have a RDE product: DevPod. I...

Introduction With the release of vCluster 0.22, managing TLS certificates for virtual clusters has become much easier with the integration of cert-manager. This new built in integration allows you to issue and manage certificates within virtual clusters while leveraging cert-mana...

When deploying a vCluster, you might need to ensure it runs on specific nodes, such as GPU-enabled nodes or production-specific nodes. This can be achieved using node selectors, which limit the scheduling of the vCluster control plane pods to nodes with specific labels. Example C...