FluxCD

Kubernetes Beyond the Basics: Clusters, Operators, Flux Kubernetes is powerful, but production work goes beyond pods and services. In practice, teams succeed by thinking in terms of clusters, operators, and a GitOps workflow. This article keeps concepts practical and easy to reuse. Clusters design choices Clusters come in many shapes. A simple project might run a single cluster, while larger teams use several regions or clouds. Key ideas: Central management: a dedicated cluster handles policy, identity, and backup across environments. Per-environment clusters: one cluster for development, another for staging, and another for production. Multi-cluster: coordinated workloads across clusters with service meshes or shared ingress. When planning, balance security, networking, and cost. Document choices so new engineers understand the structure. Clusters are not just infrastructure; they are the guardrails for your apps and data. ...