<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Cloud Native on 📋 JayJay's DevOps Diaries ..</title><link>http://halfknown.co.uk/tags/cloud-native/</link><description>Recent content in Cloud Native on 📋 JayJay's DevOps Diaries ..</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:49:41 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://halfknown.co.uk/tags/cloud-native/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Kubernetes Basics: Running Pods – Complete Tutorial</title><link>http://halfknown.co.uk/stash/basic-kubernetes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>http://halfknown.co.uk/stash/basic-kubernetes/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="kubernetes-basics-running-pods--complete-tutorial">Kubernetes Basics: Running Pods – Complete Tutorial&lt;/h1>
&lt;p>This tutorial will guide you from the very basics to running, viewing, and managing &lt;strong>Pods&lt;/strong> — the smallest and most fundamental building block in Kubernetes. By the end, you’ll understand what Pods are, how to create them, and how to work with them in a real cluster.&lt;/p>
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&lt;h2 id="-prerequisites">📋 Prerequisites&lt;/h2>
&lt;p>Before starting, make sure you have:&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>🖧️ My Kubernetes Setup 💻🖥️</title><link>http://halfknown.co.uk/pages/my-cluster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:49:41 +0000</pubDate><guid>http://halfknown.co.uk/pages/my-cluster/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="ok-we-are-talking-kubernetes-here">OK, We are talking Kubernetes here.&lt;/h1>
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&lt;h2 id="intro">Intro&lt;/h2>
&lt;p>If you&amp;rsquo;re reading this, it&amp;rsquo;s obvious you&amp;rsquo;ve been directed here from one of my posts. You&amp;rsquo;re likely curious about which Kubernetes setup I used to demonstrate a specific step or procedure.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The short answer like the description says - It&amp;rsquo;s mostly &lt;strong>Minikube&lt;/strong> 😎. (still reading ?)&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Ok then. To keep my project posts focused on application logic and deployment strategies, I’ve centralized the details of my underlying infrastructure here. Whether I&amp;rsquo;m running a quick local test or stress-testing a high-availability cluster, this is the &amp;lsquo;source of truth&amp;rsquo; for my environment.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>