Posts in 2023
Spotlight on SIG ContribEx
Monday, August 14, 2023 in Blog
Author: Fyka Ansari Welcome to the world of Kubernetes and its vibrant contributor community! In this blog post, we’ll be shining a spotlight on the Special Interest Group for Contributor Experience (SIG ContribEx), an essential component of …
Spotlight on SIG CLI
Thursday, July 20, 2023 in Blog
In the world of Kubernetes, managing containerized applications at scale requires powerful and efficient tools. The command-line interface (CLI) is an integral part of any developer or operator’s toolkit, offering a convenient and flexible way to …
Spotlight on SIG Network
Tuesday, May 09, 2023 in Blog
Networking is one of the core pillars of Kubernetes, and the Special Interest Group for Networking (SIG Network) is responsible for developing and maintaining the networking features of Kubernetes. It covers all aspects to ensure Kubernetes provides …
E2E Testing Best Practices, Reloaded
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in Blog
End-to-end (E2E) testing in Kubernetes is how the project validates functionality with real clusters. Contributors sooner or later encounter it when asked to write E2E tests for new features or to help with debugging test failures. Cluster admins or …
From Zero to Kubernets Subproject Lead
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Blog
Getting started in any open-source community can be daunting, especially if it’s a big one like Kubernetes. I wrote this post to share my experience and encourage others to join up. All it takes is some curiosity and a willingness to show up! Here’s …
Introducing KWOK: Kubernetes WithOut Kubelet
Wednesday, March 01, 2023 in Blog
Author: Shiming Zhang (DaoCloud), Wei Huang (Apple), Yibo Zhuang (Apple) Have you ever wondered how to set up a cluster of thousands of nodes just in seconds, how to simulate real nodes with a low resource footprint, and how to test your Kubernetes …
Spotlight on SIG Instrumentation
Friday, February 03, 2023 in Blog
Observability requires the right data at the right time for the right consumer (human or piece of software) to make the right decision. In the context of Kubernetes, having best practices for cluster observability across all Kubernetes components is …
Posts in 2022
Prow and Tide for Kubernetes Contributors
Monday, December 12, 2022 in Blog
Authors: Chris Short, Frederico Muñoz In my work in the Kubernetes world, I look up a label or Prow command often. The systems behind the scenes (Prow and Tide) are here to help Kubernetes Contributors get stuff done. Labeling which SIG, WG, or …
Implementing the Auto-refreshing Official Kubernetes CVE Feed
Monday, September 12, 2022 in Blog
Author: Pushkar Joglekar (VMware) Accompanying the release of Kubernetes v1.25, we announced availability of an official CVE feed as an alpha feature. This blog will cover how we implemented this feature. Implementation Details An auto-refreshing CVE …
Enhancements Opt-in Process Change for v1.26
Friday, September 09, 2022 in Blog
Author: Grace Nguyen Context and Motivations Since the inception of the Kubernetes release team, we have used a spreadsheet to keep track of enhancements for the release. The project has scaled massively in the past few years, with almost a hundred …