When a pod in Kubernetes needs to start, the images for the containers in that pod need to be downloaded to the node first. Depending on image sizes, this can take up to a few minutes if you have large container images which might impact your user’s experience. With the new (currently in preview) feature […]
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Setting up Kubernetes on Azure using kubeadm
I’m studying to renew my CKA certification. Part of the CKA certification learning goals is setting up and managing a cluster with kubeadm. The goal of this post is to share how to setup a cluster with kubeadm using VMs running on Azure. The steps that are required here are: Setup Azure infrastructure Setup first […]
How to install PowerShell modules in a Visual Studio Code devcontainer
I’m doing a fair bit of work lately in VS Code devcontainers. They are an amazing way to create consistent development environments without having to install tools locally. I ran into an issue building PowerShell Docker images with modules installed (I specifically needed to install Az PowerShell, the Az ResourceGraph PowerShell module and Pester). Simple […]
The story of how we got our green card
Immigrating to a new country is a very stressful experience. The COVID-19 situation certainly isn’t helping with making the experience less stressful. My wife and I recently got our green card, which means that for us most of the stress is now behind us. My wife and I are super fortunate and privileged to have […]
How I’m doing my own COVID-19 data analysis using Jupyter, Python, Pandas and Matplotlib
Before I start this blog post, let me say this: I’m not a doctor, not a scientist and not a public policy maker. I want to express my support to all of those impacted by COVID-19, and don’t want this blog post to sound soulless. I’m a tech enthusiast, who likes numbers, which is why […]