Understanding simple HTTP Ingress in AKS

We looked at Kubernetes Ingress conceptually. We looked at different use cases: URL based routing and multiple domains.

We also looked at how ingress was implemented from an AKS perspective, i.e. where traffic was routed in nodes.

In this article, I wanted to get hands on. I figured we could start...

Azure DevOps - Task output to a variable

I’ve been building a couple of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI / CD) pipelines on Azure DevOps lately.

Azure DevOps is formerly known as Visual Studio Team Service (VSTS). As I mentioned recently, VSTS had nothing to do with Visual Studio and we’re very happy with the new brand name.

With...

Authoring a Helm Chart on Kubernetes / AKS - Parametrized values

In the last article, we authored a very simple chart.

In this article I want to show how to use one of the powerful features of Helm: values.

Values act as parameters to a chart.

Having parameters is key for dev ops as we want to deploy the same chart to different...

Authoring a Helm Chart on Kubernetes / AKS - Getting started

As we discussed in our last article, Helm is a great technology. I recommend using it not only to manage third party packages but also your own custom-developed solutions.

But how do you author a Helm Chart?

I found that question hard to answer. The common answer is “look at existing ones”....

5 reasons to use Helm charts in Kubernetes

Kubernetes is a big platform to absorb. It has a rich resource & networking model. In many ways it is a miniature version of a fully fledge cloud provider, abstracting the underlying cloud provider.

That is my excuse for postponing addressing Helm for such a long time. Until today.

I’ll look...