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Learn Kubernetes Part 1: Development with kind Using Docker Registry This blog walks through deploying and scaling a small NGINX-based application in Kubernetes using kind. It covers Pod replication, Services, load balancing, Ingress routing, autoscaling,

This is a continuation of my previous post . The goal of this part is to understand in a simple way how Tailscale works behind the scenes on Windows using a L3 adapter called Wintun . How Tailscale Peer-to-Peer Works Majority of Tailscale's code is open s

Understanding Kubernetes DNS and SRV-Based Service Discovery I have been reading about Kubernetes DNS and going through its official specification available on GitHub Kubernetes DNS specification After studying the documentation, I understood how Kubernet

As a Network Engineer, I always wanted a network and service monitoring system that brings all the necessary tools into a single dashboard. Ever since I started self hosting services on my Raspberry Pi, my goal has been to run everything on it. Most tools

Since I started self hosting a few services, I wanted a custom dashboard something like Grafana Canvas where I could monitor my entire infra and visulaize all my devices and their status on a single screen. At first, I thought, "Hey, I'll just design the

After self hosting my mail server at home on a Raspberry Pi, I frequently encountered internet stability issues. Sometimes, my fiber connection would get damaged due to nearby construction work, and other times, my ISP would schedule maintenance, causing

Introduction After self hosting a few services at home, I found myself repeatedly logging into my domain registrar's portal to add or map new IPs and subdomains. This back-and-forth process quickly became tedious. To simplify it, I decided to implement an

DNS: how It All Works Ever wondered how DNS resolves domain names? How does it work behind the scenes? Well, In this blog, we'll explore the fascinating world of DNS resolution. Whether it's Google's famous (8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4) or Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1, you'l

Even RaspberryPi Deserve to Be Heard After self-hosting a few services and monitoring their state like the Raspberry Pi's temperature, RAM, and disk usage I wanted a solution that could send me real-time notifications when certain thresholds were reached.

Introduction As a Network engineer, I've always dreamed of announcing my own BGP routes and peering with others. I wanted the experience of running a decentralized BGP network not just in a lab environment, but in a real, persistent setup that could run i