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Everything Kubernetes and the latest news about Aptakube!

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Tutorial

All you need to know about HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA)

A beginner-friendly introduction to HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA) in Kubernetes. Learn about scaling, troubleshooting, metrics integration & more.

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Release

Aptakube 1.5: Port Forward is here!

I'm very happy to share with you the release of Aptakube 1.5. This release brings the feature you've all been asking for, plus a few other goodies.

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Tutorial

Complete Guide to Kubeconfig and Kubernetes Contexts

A beginner-friendly exploration of Kubeconfig and contexts, empowering developers to navigate clusters with ease!

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Tutorial

How to list resources such as Pods from multiple clusters

Learn how to effectively work with multiple clusters by listing resources from multiple clusters simultaneously

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Kubernetes: 'couldn't get resource list for'

What do with 'couldn't get resource list for external.metrics.k8s.io/v1beta1: the server is currently unable to handle the request'?

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Release

Aptakube 1.4: Faster and smaller than ever before 🛠️

This release increases compatibility with different Kubernetes distributions, reduces binary size and improves overall app performance. And oh, there's a command palette too!

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Release

Aptakube 1.3 is out now with support for CPU and Memory metrics 🙌

I'm happy to announce a new release of Aptakube! This release includes the most requested feature from our GitHub wishlist, which is CPU and Memory Metrics 🎉 (and a few other things too!)

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Troubleshooting

How to fix failed get resource metric in Kubernetes HPA

Learn how to resolve the confusing FailedGetResourceMetric error in HPA and get your pods auto scaling back on track!

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Tutorial

How to view logs from multiple pods in Kubernetes

Learn how to effectively view logs from multiple pods in Kubernetes using the CLI and a GUI

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Tutorial

How to switch to Azure kubelogin

The azure auth provider was removed after being deprecated for many months. Azure/kubelogin is the future and this is how you can switch to it

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Beginners

Best Practices for Kubernetes Namespaces

Kubernetes namespaces are essential to to organize objects in your clusters, but they're not without their challenges. Here are some best practices for using namespaces.

A diagram showing the relationship between a namespace and a cluster, as well as some of its features

Beginners

What is a namespace in Kubernetes?

When learning Kubernetes you'll come across the term namespace a lot. This article explains everything you need to know about namespaces and how it works.