Kubernetes on Daniel McDonough

Upgrading a Neglected EKS Cluster from 1.17 to 1.30

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:30:00 -0400

On July 3rd, 2024, I ended up dealing with one of the messier Kubernetes situations I’ve encountered: upgrading an EKS cluster that had effectively been left behind for years. The push to upgrade wasn’t optional as the cluster version was approaching the end of extended support from AWS, and staying on it meant continuing to pay the higher extended support costs.

Using K3S: Overcoming CGNAT with Cloudflare Tunnel(Terraform)

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:10:39 -0400

I purchased three mini computers on Black Friday to use for K3S learning and self hosting. Naturally, I want to access the cluster from the internet but there are some issues. The house only has copper run to it so the only internet options are cellular and Starlink. In both cases, port forwarding is next to impossible due to firmware restrictions and CGNAT. I will be explaining how I accessed the HTTP services via Cloudflare Tunnel.

Using K3S: Overcoming CGNAT with Cloudflare Tunnel

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 13:10:39 -0400

If you want to deploy with Terraform, look here.

I purchased three mini computers on Black Friday to use for K3S learning and self hosting. Naturaly, I want to access the cluster from the internet but there are some issues. The house only has copper run to it so the only internet options are cellular and Starlink. In both cases, port forwarding is next to impossible due to firmware restrictions and CGNAT. I will be explaining how I accessed the HTTP services via Cloudflare Tunnel.