04 How AH.nl manages the Kubernetes ranch as a Service
summary
AH.nl runs a Rancher-based self-service Kubernetes platform that lets 200+ developers spin up cloud-agnostic clusters from Git: cluster specs live as YAML in a repo, CI calls a Rancher API + Ansible wrapper which asks EKS underneath (or other cloud) to provision nodes, then applies Kubernetes addons and LDAP-based AAA. The build replaces manual pets with cluster YAML repo as single source of truth, creates and deletes clusters automatically (demo shows three created, one removed) and succeeds in centralizing upgrades, logging and access control.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and context
- 1:08From monolith to cattle
- 3:57Elasticity and cloud migration
- 5:27Rancher as a service
- 7:55Architecture pillars
- 11:06Cluster automation workflow
- 14:19Pros and cons of the solution
- 15:27Demo overview
- 18:40Demo results and benefits
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