PinnedAlex MossCreating an up-to-date Python Distroless Container ImageHow I created a Distroless Docker Container Image for Python, without relying on the out-of-date and vulnerable Google version6 min read·Jul 10, 2022--1--1
Alex MossGKE Compute Cost Comparisons in Small ClustersComparing GKE’s Node Auto-Provisioning & Autopilot to Manual node pools, to see which achieves the lowest cost for the least inconvenience8 min read·May 21, 2023--1--1
Alex MossHosting Plausible Analytics on KubernetesIn this post I’ll describe the step — with examples — to spin up a copy of Plausible Analytics on a Kubernetes cluster …8 min read·Jun 21, 2022----
Alex MossDocker Desktop Alternatives for M1 MacDetails some options for running without Docker Desktop on a Mac — including one that supports Apple M1 Silicon and host volume mounts …12 min read·Jan 3, 2022--5--5
Alex MossDeveloper-Friendly Runbooks: A GuideA guide to creating an easy-to-use, developer-friendly runbook site to help improve your operability8 min read·Sep 24, 2021----
Alex MossSome musings from KubeCon EU 2021 (Virtual Edition)I’ve just finished binging on a whole host of talks from KubeCon EU 2021, and thought I’d scribble down some of my immediate thoughts —…9 min read·May 12, 2021----
Alex MossHow to connect to multiple Google Kubernetes clusters easily in parallelMy approach to connecting to multiple clusters across multiple accounts from my terminal5 min read·Feb 27, 2021----
Alex MossThings I’ve Learnt After A Year As A Lead EngineerMusings about the things I’ve learnt after a year in a Senior Engineer position, and the things I now hope to change going forwards9 min read·Jan 3, 2021----
Alex MossinJohn Lewis Partnership Software EngineeringTeam Nimbus and the Agents of ChaosOur approach to, and lessons learnt from, running our first ever “Chaos Day” — disruptive tests against the John Lewis Digital Platform10 min read·Mar 12, 2020----
Alex MossDown with the Krew — my favourite kubectl pluginsI’ll briefly introduce krew, a plugin manager for kubectl, and then run through some of the more useful plugins I’ve discovered with it…8 min read·Mar 1, 2020--2--2