Local gitignore files are useful for keeping experimental and temporary code out of the main project's history. In this article, I show you how to create and use a local Gitignore file.

https://vuyisile.com/setting-up-a-local-gitignore-file/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A guide for creating an Azure Key Vault, inserting, retrieving, updating and deleting secrets using the Azure CLI.

https://vuyisile.com/how-to-use-azure-key-vault-with-the-azure-cli/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I recently deployed Planka, a self-hosted, open-source Trello alternative, to my Kubernetes Homelab. In this post, I discuss why I chose it and how I set it up using GitOps

https://vuyisile.com/self-hosting-planka-in-kubernetes-a-lightweight-trello-alternative/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Rollbacks in ArgoCD

Deployments don't always go according to plan, and changes can break the application. In this post, I discuss how to perform a rollback using ArgoCD.

https://vuyisile.com/rollbacks-in-argocd/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Storing your Terraform state in a remote backend ensures consistency across teams and machines. This post walks you through setting up Azure Blob Storage as the backend.

https://vuyisile.com/setting-up-a-remote-backend-for-terraform-using-azure-storage/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Argo CD is a GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. In this post, I cover how I installed and set it up and also share my initial thoughts on it.

https://vuyisile.com/gitops-with-argocd/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I'm currently learning Helm to improve how I deploy and manage Kubernetes applications. This post is a quick summary of what I've learned so far.

https://vuyisile.com/an-intro-to-helm/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

My media server kept freezing and crashing Kubernetes pods. After some digging, I realised the bottleneck was the old spinning HDD. I cloned the system to an SSD, swapped the drives, and the node is now stable and fast. In this post, I talk about how I did it with minimal downtime.

https://vuyisile.com/from-hdd-to-ssd-how-i-fixed-an-i-o-bottleneck-in-a-kubernetes-node/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

May AWS Tech Meet at FlexiWork

Summary of the AWS meetup I attended at FlexiWork Bulawayo

https://vuyisile.com/may-aws-tech-meet-at-flexiwork/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I recently disconnected devices on my network from the Internet because of a restrictive UFW firewall rule. Read to find out how I fixed the problem.

https://vuyisile.com/how-a-bad-firewall-rule-broke-my-network/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social