gradle Gradle plugin management Gradle [https://gradle.org] is an amazing build tool. I've been using it for a long time already. Ever since I've contributed [https://github.com/gradle/gradle/commits?author=teyckmans] back in 2009, Gradle has become my Swiss army knife for automating just about everything. > Gradle has become my Swiss
kuberig Featured KubeRig CRD support a challenge! With the KubeRig [https://kuberig.io] DSL you can easily define standard Kubernetes resources with Kotlin code which is great. But... > The world is moving towards Custom Resource Definitions [https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/api-extension/custom-resources/] . With Customer Resource Definitions or CRDs for short you can extend Kubernetes with
kuberig KubeRig CircleCI setup It took some time to figure out how to setup the CircleCI pipelines for the KubeRig [https://kuberig.io] repositories so I am sharing details on the setup here as it may help others figure it out faster. Context KubeRig is made up of a couple of related repositories. 1.
kuberig Learnk8s featured Kuberig So this happened 2 days ago, @learnk8s [https://twitter.com/learnk8s] tweeted about Kuberig! I could almost not believe it, I had to look twice! > KubeRig is an open-source deployment automation tool for Kubernetes/OpenShift that uses a DSL written in Kotlin to define Kubernetes resources (instead of regular YAML)
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about About Me Professionally During my 15+ years I have been exposed mostly to the following: * Java and everything around it. * Oracle databases up to 9TB including PL/SQL coding. Lately my focus is on: * Kubernetes and everything around it. * I have created KubeRig [https://github.com/teyckmans/kuberig] to automate Kubernetes deployments.
gsuite MX Check is Green - Continued So I my previous post [https://www.rigel.dev/green-mx-check/] on topic of the MX Check tool [https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/checkmx/] from the GSuite toolbox I thought I had found the correct way to configure DKIM. Turns out I didn't. Even after properly waiting 48 hours before clicking
gsuite MX Check is Green I have been busy trying to get the MX Check tool [https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/checkmx/] from the GSuite toolbox to all green for my domains. This was not so easy. I am using GSuite and Google Cloud DNS. Most things were green to start with but the following
kuberig KubeRig + ConfigMaps Dealing with Kubernetes ConfigMaps in plain yaml files can be a hassle. Especially when you need to include files. You loose all your file type specific editor support and are left back in the stone age. KubeRig makes it easy to include environment specific files and values. Prerequisites You have
kuberig KubeRig + Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) From KubeRig version 0.0.30 on the initEnvironment task also supports Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). KubeRig project setup In case you want to jump right in you can download or clone the kuberig-empty [https://github.com/teyckmans/kuberig-empty] repository. In case KubeRig is new for you or you
kuberig KubeRig + Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) As promised earlier [https://rigel.dev/kuberig-doks/] GKE support was next on my todo and today it is ready. From version 0.0.29 on KubeRig makes it super easy to start using a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster. KubeRig project setup In case you want to jump right in you
kuberig KubeRig - The initEnvironment Task On this page I am gathering some details on the initEnvironment task that would otherwise have to be repeated in multiple places. In Action * KubeRig + microk8s [https://rigel.dev/kuberig-microk8s/] * KubeRig + Digital Ocean Kubernetes (DOKS) [https://rigel.dev/kuberig-doks/] * KubeRig + Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) [https://rigel.dev/kuberig-gke/] * KubeRig + Elastic
kuberig KubeRig + Digital Ocean Kubernetes (DOKS) Today I am going to show you how to setup a KubeRig environment using the Kubernetes service of Digital Ocean or DOKS for short. KubeRig project setup In case you want to jump right in you can download or clone the kuberig-empty [https://github.com/teyckmans/kuberig-empty] repository. In case
kuberig KubeRig Resource Coding After setting up your local development [https://rigel.dev/kuberig-microk8s/] environment you may be wondering. Now what? KubeRig works by scanning your Kotlin code for annotations. Methods that have the @EnvResource annotation will be used to generate a resource. The @EnvFilter annotation that allows you to define resources that are
kuberig KubeRig + microk8s Today I am going to show you how easy it is to get started with KubeRig and microk8s. KubeRig is a tool to deploy to Kubernetes, you define the resources in real code by using a Kotlin DSL. Microk8s is a very easy to use local Kubernetes distribution. Prerequisites You
about The Name Believe me when I tell you that an exceptional amount of pondering has gone into coming up with a name. As I was browsing one evening I stumbled upon the NASA "Astronomy Picture of the Day" of 2015 November 23 [https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151123.html]. On mouse over
about Credits Banner Credits Image Credit & Copyright of the Banner image on this blog belongs to : Stanislav Volskiy [https://volskiy.smugmug.com/]. I originally saw "Orion wide field panorama From Rosette to Witch Head" on https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap151123.html and I was blown away. I took only the part
