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How to Increase a KVM Virtual Machine's Disk Size
KVM is a popular virtualization technology built into the Linux kernel. In this guide you'll learn how to resize the virtual disks that store your VM data, letting you increase capacity before you run out of space.
Should You Run Stateful Applications In Kubernetes?
Kubernetes is often approached from the perspective of stateless systems.
How to Install and Get Started With Docker Desktop on Linux
Docker Desktop now works on Linux, as well as Windows and Mac. In this guide you'll see how to set it up and the ways in which it differs from Docker Engine.
How to Set Up a Simple Grafana Cloud Monitoring Dashboard for Your Linux Server
Grafana is an open-source observability platform for creating dashboards that visualize datasets.
How to Resize a Kubernetes StatefulSet's Volumes
Kubernetes StatefulSets don't provide a way of resizing the volumes claimed by your Pods. In this article you'll learn a manual workaround that lets you add extra storage capacity to existing StatefulSets.
What Are Kubernetes StatefulSets? When Should You Use Them?
StatefulSets let you run stateful applications in Kubernetes. They give Pods a stable identity and consistent ordering during scaling operations. In this article you'll learn what StatefulSets are and the scenarios that they solve.
How to Store Docker Images and Containers on an External Drive
Docker images, volumes, and containers can consume a large amount of disk space on a busy host. In this tutorial you'll learn how to move your Docker data directory to utilize spare capacity on an external drive.
SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS: What's the Difference and Which Should You Use?
SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS are three common terms that describe different kinds of service-based computing.
How to Access Your Kubernetes Cluster's API From Within Your Pods
The Kubernetes API is your route to inspecting and managing your cluster's operations.
How to Get Started With Kubernetes RBAC
Role-based access control (RBAC) is a mechanism for defining the actions that user accounts can perform within your Kubernetes cluster.
What are DORA Metrics and How Do They Inform DevOps Success?
The DORA metrics are four key measurements that help team leaders to understand the effectiveness of their DevOps working practices.
The 7 OSI Networking Layers Explained
The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) networking model defines a conceptual framework for communications between computer systems.
5 Pain Points That Limit CI/CD Pipeline Success
Continuous integration and delivery pipelines (CI/CD) automate software development processes by running tests and compilations each time you change your code.
How to Access a Remote Kubernetes Application With Kubectl Port Forwarding
Need to debug an application running inside your Kubernetes cluster? Port forwarding is a way to connect to Pods that aren't publicly accessible.
How to Generate an SBOM With Microsoft's Open-Source Tool
An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) helps you understand your software supply chain by listing the packages and vendors that your code relies upon.
What Microsoft's ES Type Syntax Proposal Means For JavaScript
JavaScript could soon have its own type syntax if a proposal submitted by Microsoft and other developers earlier this year becomes a part of the ECMAScript standard.
How to Start a Kubernetes Cluster From Scratch With Kubeadm and Kubectl
Kubernetes can seem daunting but setting up your own cluster from scratch isn't as hard it seems. In this guide you'll use Kubeadm to start the Kubernetes control plane and add your worker nodes.
How to Manage Docker From Your Terminal With the Lazydocker TUI
Lazydocker is a terminal UI for Docker. It lets you quickly monitor and interact with the containers, images, and volumes running on your host, as well as offering support for Docker Compose stacks. Here's how to install it and get started.