What is Flannel for Kubernetes?

Flannel is a simple and easy way to configure a layer 3 network fabric designed for Kubernetes. How it works Flannel runs a small, single binary agent called flanneld on each host, and is responsible for allocating a subnet lease to each host out of a larger,...

Kubernetes Cluster Networking

Kubernetes approaches networking somewhat differently than Docker does by default. There are 4 distinct networking problems to solve: Highly-coupled container-to-container communications: this is solved by pods and localhostcommunications. Pod-to-Pod communications:...

What is Packer? (by HashiCorp)

INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE: Modern, Automated HashiCorp Packer is easy to use and automates the creation of any type of machine image. It embraces modern configuration management by encouraging you to use automated scripts to install and configure the software within your...