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Terraform map expansion - interface ranges Paid Members Public
Expanding value ranges dynamically in terraform can help you to compact your configuration and keep the focus on the values. It takes a few moments to expand the values using regex magic, still it's worth the effort!
InvalidHeaderValue on python & azure storage account access Paid Members Public
Using python to access azure storage accounts can - during rollouts of new api versions - result in InvalidHeaderValue issues if the client library is requesting an api version that is not yet on the account.
ingress-nginx 1.12 & allow-snippet-annotations Paid Members Public
If you need to use snippet annotations (why?) on ingress-nginx - you'll also need to adjust the annotation filtering.
multus - deadlock state on thick plugin Paid Members Public
Using Multus CNI's 'thick plugin' in Kubernetes can cause pod startup deadlocks due to circular dependencies between pods and the Multus daemon. Switching to the daemonless 'thin plugin' mode effectively resolves this initialization issue.
kubernetes, cgroups v2 and failing health probes Paid Members Public
Running Kubernetes on a systemd-based OS can lead to pods restarting endlessly due to health probe failures, caused by the systemd cgroup driver. Previously, this was fixed by modifying boot options, but a simpler approach is to switch the kubelet to use cgroupfs instead.
Helm's Hidden Quirks: Merging boolean values Paid Members Public
Helm is a powerful tool for manageing Kubernetes applications. Despite its ubiquity in the kubernetes-world, there are some nuances to consider when working with boolean values—especially when merging complex objects.
Can't delete kubernetes namespace (NamespaceDeletionDiscoveryFailure) Paid Members Public
While trying to delete a namespace on a kubernetes cluster I learned that there is a resource type apiservice :-) This post shows how to unblock deletions due orphaned apiservice definitions.
Ansible - pretty print output Paid Members Public
Sometimes you want to print more or extensive information on ansible output (in this case a terraform plan). This can easily be realised using an stdout callback.
