Summary | EN2. I developed a system for local development by deploying Telepresence to the Kubernetes cluster. |
Problem | - Microservice Dependencies in Local Development: Local development was heavily dependent on other microservices running in the cluster, making isolated development difficult.
- Complex Local Environment Setup: Setting up a complete local development environment that mirrored the cluster was time-consuming and complex.
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Mission | Enable Efficient, Independent Local Development: My objective was to enable developers to efficiently work on individual microservices locally without needing to run all other dependent services. |
Action | - Deployed Telepresence: I deployed Telepresence to the Kubernetes cluster, allowing local machines to interact with services running in the cluster as if they were local.
- Developed a Streamlined Local Development System: I utilized Devcontainers to further streamline the local development setup and ensure consistency.
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Challenge | - Meeting High-Security Requirements: We had robust security standards for our Kubernetes clusters, but the official Telepresence Helm charts did not natively support the required security configurations (e.g., specific security contexts, network policies).
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Overcome | - Customized Helm Charts with Kustomize: I converted the official Telepresence Helm charts to Kustomize overlays to allow for easier customization.
- Applied Manual Security Enhancements: I then manually added necessary security patches and configurations, including Pod Security Admission policies, NetworkPolicies, and specific Security Contexts.
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Result | Improved Microservice Development Speed by 15%: This system accelerated local development cycles, leading to a 15% improvement in overall microservice development speed. |
Skill | Kubernetes / Security |