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k8s

Helm vs. Kustomize: Choosing the Right Tool for Kubernetes Environments

Managing Kubernetes manifests across multiple environments is a challenge every DevOps engineer faces. When you are deploying to local, ephemeral review environments, staging, and production, copying and pasting YAML files quickly becomes an unmaintainable nightmare.

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AWS PHP

Combating PHP-FPM Throttling in AWS EKS

If you’re running PHP applications in AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), you might have encountered the dreaded “PHP-FPM throttling” issue. It’s a frustrating problem that can lead to sluggish performance, dropped connections, and unhappy users. Let’s dive into what causes this throttling and how you can banish it from your EKS cluster.