Kubernetes

Completing the Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam

I am really excited to have my Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) exam completed. While I do not recommend anyone to have their internet connectivity dropping in an exam [sic], it worked out for me in the end and having this completed was a great experience. It’s a very thorough exam, which tackles your knowledge of the various topics Core Concepts Multi-Container Pods Pod Design Configuration Oberservability Services and Networking State persistence as well as your ability to work quickly with an eye to the detail.

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Installing Cloud Foundry for Kubernetes

After taking the TAS for Kubernetes route lately I wanted to try out the underlying project in v0.4.0, as this incorporates the Paketo Buildpacks. Preparation steps are the same as for the TAS installation, but the project includes some great documentation for installing it on a local cluster, may it be a kind or minikube one. Assuming you have your kind cluster installed, kapp, kbld, ytt and bosh installed, changes start to kick in when preparing for the configuration.

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Installing Tanzu Application Service (formerly Pivotal Cloud Foundry) on Kubernetes

It’s now a couple of years since I tried to install Cloud Foundry for the first time when joining Pivotal. During that time we made the shift from using DEA (Droplet Execution Agent) to Diego (Differences) and now with the shift towards embracing Kubernetes as the container scheduler it was time to give it a go on my laptop. Pivotal Cloud Foundry has been renamed to match the Tanzu brand and while this is more of a branding effort, the real changes are now in beta and ready to try out.

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