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In the last article we saw how to run Jenkins Docker in Docker Agent. In addition to its obvious use case of building and pushing Docker images, I also noted that such an agent allows to run minikube inside. Today, I’ll show how to run minikube in Docker container. Of course, we’ll use docker in docker client and daemon images for that.
If you later find this article useful take a look at the disclaimer for information on how to thank me.
So you installed Jenkins helm chart on Kubernetes cluster. Now you want to build Docker images. How would you do that? There are several ways. Today, we’ll focus on creating and using Jenkins Docker in Docker agent for that purpose.
If you later find this article useful take a look at the disclaimer for information on how to thank me.
I once configured RabbitMQ cluster as a single Docker Swarm service. Time has come to share this way with the world.
If you later find this article useful take a look at the disclaimer for information on how to thank me.
If you want to create and manage your own tech blog you have to choose a domain name and select a hosting provider. You can find an introduction to domain names and hosting providers below. You’ll also learn where to buy a domain and host your blog. One may find this information useful for any type of website.
In short, domain is your website name e.g. rokpoto.com. You buy it from domain name registrars. Apart from the name itself you may probably buy complementary services like whois guard, premium DNS services, SSL certificates etc…
Below you can find a list of recommended domain name registrars where you can buy a domain and complementary services. I had experience with some of them, made comparisons and selected them after thorough research.
| SiteGround Web Hosting Platform |
| Namecheap Hassle-free way to register your domain |
| MochaHost Get 1 LifeTime Free Domain Name |
| iDotz.Net Domain Name Registration |
| GlowHost Web hosting for small business and individuals |
Hosting providers provide you with many vital services. In short, hosting provider stores your website files like css, html. In addition it may store your database if your site uses one. It provides your website an IP address which your point domain name to. This is usually done by pointing your domain name to name servers of a hosting provider.
Hosting providers offer many types of hosting e.g. WordPress, shared hosting, VPS or dedicated server. You will probably start with a shared hosting account. You can purchase a more expensive, yet better option later.
I’ll cover hosting in more detail later. In the meantime, let’s point to 2 main factors I considered the most important while choosing where to host a website: support and money-back guarantee.
By support I mean quality of support, how easy and fast you can get it. Whereas by money-back guarantee, I mean guarantee by the hosting provider to return you money for any reason within some time after the purchase e.g. 30 days. I find this guarantee very important because you usually purchase one year of hosting services upfront.
| bluehost Web hosting done right. |
| SiteGround Web Hosting Platform |
| Cloudways Managed Cloud Hosting Platform |
| WP Engine #1 platform for WordPress |
| Namecheap Hassle-free way to register your domain |
| MochaHost Ultra-Fast & Secure Cloud Web Hosting |
I personally recommend SiteGround which offers outstanding phone and chat support. In addition, SiteGround offers 30 days money back guarantee with no questions asked.
To summarize the required steps to open a tech blog or any website refer to below steps with screenshots on how you would do it on SiteGround.
You can choose to buy a new domain, or sign up with an existing domain. SiteGround offers a wide range of domain extensions at awesome prices.
Unlike many other hosting providers, SiteGround offers discount on any of the initial periods chosen during the sign up process.
And of course it’s worth mentioning services like weebly.com where you can purchase a domain, host a website and build it using a user-friendly website builder without code.
That’s it for now, I’ll cover more relevant topics to creation of a tech blog in future posts. Stay tuned)
As always, feel free to share and comment. You may also learn how to create wordpress site using docker fast from my previous post.
You’ve most likely stumbled on Kubernetes labels while writing deployment manifests. What are they for and how to use them? As always we’ll see a practical demo to answer these questions. Keep reading to find out more.
You have probably heard of Kubernetes namespaces. But what are they for? What purpose do they serve? How to use them correctly? Keep reading to find out.
Kubernetes ConfigMaps provide Kubernetes Pods with configuration information. How to create and use ConfigMaps? What are Kubernetes ConfigMaps concepts? Keep reading to find out.
What are Kubernetes volumes, their types and concepts behind them? We’ll cover all of that below. In addition, we’ll see practical demo of using Kubernetes volumes.
Kubernetes services expose apps running as a set of Kubernetes pods using a single DNS name. In addition, Kubernetes services provide load balancing between the pods. Of course, I’ll demo how to manage services using kubectl. Keep reading to find out more.
Kubernetes deployments allow to define and enforce desired state of applications running in Kubernetes. Kubernetes deployments achieve that using ReplicaSets. ReplicaSet guarantees running the desired number of Kubernetes pods. Below, we’ll explore deployments and ReplicaSets concepts. In addition, I’ll demo how to manage them using kubectl. Keep reading to find out more.