LEARNINGS FROM OUR 8 YEARS OF KUBERNETES IN PRODUCTION

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Urb-it uses Kubernetes to leverage container orchestration capabilities for its microservices architecture. Some of the lessons learned after using Kubernetes in production for over eight years include the importance of keeping Kubernetes and Helm up to date, backing up secrets, planning for disaster recovery, keeping certificates up to date to prevent cluster crashes, and going all-in with a cloud provider. Kubernetes allowed Urb-it to scale in a cost-efficient manner and develop new products and services faster.