Linkerd + Deployment Strategy - PART 1 {Canary}

Sun, 24 May 2026 08:58:59 +0000

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* 🚦 THIS IS A POLITE NOTICE THAT THIS ARTICLE IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS 🚥 **

The article is currently being tweaked, drafted and is not yet complete. I’m sharing it early to document my process, so feel free to take a look at the current progress. I expect to finalize the content in my next commit

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DO ENJOY YOURSELF IN THE PROCESS 😇!

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Introducktion

The other day, I shared a concern in a WhatsApp group comprised of some super advanced DevOps Engineers as well as aspiring Linux Administrators. There I was, pouring my heart out around the topic of Service Mesh, (Istio, and Linkerd). How all these subjects were all intertwined and downright confusing. In the course of the debate, I’d later realised I would have to throw in a bit of Deployment Strategies just to fully grasp their concepts.

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