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.