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Kubefirst: A Branding Story

Kubefirst: A Branding Story

An exploration of the kubefirst brand and the origin story behind our K-Ray mascot.

Kubefirst and Civo Join Forces

Kubefirst and Civo Join Forces

I'm excited to share that Kubefirst has been acquired and will be joining the Civo family in our shared mission to simplify cloud computing complexities.

The Best of Cloud Native Secrets Management

The Best of Cloud Native Secrets Management

Let's talk about kubernetes secrets management for a second. On the kubefirst open source platform we've found an incredibly powerful secrets management technology combination.

Self Hosting GitLab Server on Kubernetes with Kubefirst

Self Hosting GitLab Server on Kubernetes with Kubefirst

This article is going to walk through leaving the SaaS GitLab ecosystem and replacing it with a GitLab server that you host on kubernetes.

GitOps Cluster Fleet Management with Kubefirst

GitOps Cluster Fleet Management with Kubefirst

This is the core concept of a kubernetes fleet. It's a day-0 modeling space where you can establish the template of how your clusters are created and what they will consist of. If you can establish the model of what a cluster should have, you can build a fleet of instances that implement the model.

Bridging the Gap Between Infrastructure as Code and GitOps

Bridging the Gap Between Infrastructure as Code and GitOps

How to combine Terraform, Crossplane and Atlantis to provide the best qualities of each with the flexibility to implement strict Day 2 governance.

The Power of the GitHub Star

When we decided to open source kubefirst in 2021, a new metric became incredibly relevant to us - the GitHub star.

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aws-nuke for Tidy Platform Engineering in AWS

By setting the filtered role and its policy attachments in the nuke.yaml, you can easily nuke everything except what's needed to recreate it all.

The Rise of the Cloud Native Cloud

The Rise of the Cloud Native Cloud

We recently announced support for Civo, a cloud that runs all of its infrastructure on Kubernetes. There are some pretty staggering differences between the Civo & AWS, yet some things remain virtually identical: it got me thinking about the wild journey of how we got here as an industry.

I Need To Talk To You About Kubernetes GitOps

I Need To Talk To You About Kubernetes GitOps

GitOps is able to reel tens, then hundreds, and soon thousands of microcomponents all back under control with the simplicity of a single branch of a git repository and some files that describe exactly what’s deployed.

Kubefirst v1.11 Release Notes

Kubefirst v1.11 Release Notes

The kubefirst local platform receives some awesome new upgrades including local dns, local https, and a local ingress powered by traefik

Kubefirst v1.9 Release Notes

Kubefirst v1.9 Release Notes

The latest Kubefirst v1.9 release includes support for Github allowing another git provider to the platform provisioner.

How Kubefirst Builds K8s Platforms in 8 Steps

How Kubefirst Builds K8s Platforms in 8 Steps

One of the few challenges that remains for Kubernetes is how to efficiently get started. Learn about the first steps to take when implementing Kubernetes for your organization.

Taming the CNCF Landscape with Kubefirst

Taming the CNCF Landscape with Kubefirst

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) landscape is vast and complex with projects from hundreds of contributors. Find out how to navigate the CNCF landscape with Kubefirst.

Kubeshop Acquires Kubefirst GitOps Infrastructure & App Delivery Platform

Kubeshop Acquires Kubefirst GitOps Infrastructure & App Delivery Platform

Kubefirst, an open-source, gitops-driven, Kubernetes-centric infrastructure and application delivery ecosystem is acquired by the Kubernetes open-source accelerator Kubeshop.