Cilium as Kube-Proxy Replacement on KIND
This article walks through setting up a lightweight Kubernetes lab on a single AWS EC2 instance using Kind and Cilium, then enabling Cilium as a full kube‑proxy replacement for all Service traffic.
Running KIND on AWS EC2
Kind lets you run a full Kubernetes cluster inside Docker containers, making it perfect for lightweight labs and CI environments on a single VM. In this article, I show how to use Kind to create a multi-node Kubernetes cluster ready for further experiments like installing Cilium.
AKS – Cilium Installation with Helm
Learn how to install Cilium on AKS BYOCNI clusters using Helm with precise configuration for pod CIDR and IPAM.
AKS with Cilium – Replacing Kube-Proxy
This post documents my attempt to run Cilium in full kube-proxy replacement mode on an AKS BYOCNI cluster and explains why it currently fails.
End‑to‑End L7 Visibility with Cilium Hubble
Cilium and Hubble bring application‑aware network observability to Kubernetes, showing exactly which HTTP requests flow between your services at Layer 7. In this article I walk through enabling L7 visibility and using Hubble to inspect real traffic.
Azure AKS – BYO CNI with Cilium
This article walks through deploying an Azure AKS cluster in BYO CNI mode and installing Cilium as the networking dataplane step by step. It also shows how to verify pod connectivity and basic NetworkPolicy enforcement so you can be confident Cilium is actually in control of your cluster’s network.
Deploying AWS resources in Multiple-Accounts using Terraform Cloud and TF Provider Aliases
The blog article shows how to deploy AWS resources in multiple AWS Accounts with Terraform.
Deploying AWS resources in Multiple-Regions using Terraform Provider Aliases
How to deploy AWS Resources across Regions using Terraform? The blog post explains how Terraform Provider Aliases work and help with multi-region deployments.
Azure Pipeline Self-hosted Agents and Azure Storage for Terraform State
The articles show how to create the Azure Pipeline Self-Hosted Agent (Ubuntu) and integrate a Private Endpoint with an Azure Storage Container.
Azure DevOps Pipeline with Terraform State Backend in Azure Storage – Part 1
The article explains how to create the Azure Storage Blob Container to store the Terraform State file and provides the pipeline to deploy your infrastructure.