Dear friend, you have built a Kubernetes (2024)

3 days ago

The article humorously details how attempts to avoid Kubernetes lead to reinventing its core components through custom scripts and tools.
It describes a progression from using simple shell scripts to handle deployments, to adding Docker Compose, scaling across multiple servers, and implementing network solutions like Tailscale.
The author notes the increasing complexity as teams add Ansible for configuration management and create custom APIs for container orchestration, mimicking Kubernetes features.
The conclusion is that by building these custom solutions, one essentially creates a Kubernetes-like system, highlighting the importance of understanding Kubernetes' value before dismissing it.

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