Introduction Kong is an API gateway that offers flexibility in how it’s deployed, which is crucial in managing and routing API requests in modern software architectures. The two primary deployment methods for Kong are with a database (DB) and without a database (DB-less), each catering to different needs and scenarios. When…

Introduction RethinkDB is an innovative database system designed primarily for applications that need real-time updates. It was initially created by a company named RethinkDB and later became an open-source project. Unlike traditional databases that require polling for data updates, RethinkDB’s main attraction is its ability to push live updates to applications…

Introduction Buildpacks are essentially tools or scripts used in cloud-native development, primarily serving the purpose of transforming your application source code into a container image. This process is fundamental in modern software deployment, especially in cloud environments. When you push your code to a platform like Heroku or use a tool…

Introduction GitHub Actions is a comprehensive and flexible automation platform within GitHub that allows users to automate their software development workflows directly in their GitHub repositories. It’s particularly known for enhancing continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) processes. …

Introduction Tekton is an open-source project that provides Kubernetes-style resources for declaring CI/CD-style pipelines. It’s a flexible framework that can be integrated into existing Kubernetes environments, extending their functionality by incorporating robust CI/CD capabilities. What sets Tekton apart is its highly modular and scalable design. Pipelines are defined as a collection…

Introduction Kaniko is an open-source tool to build container images from a Dockerfile, often used within Kubernetes environments. Kaniko doesn’t require a Docker daemon, which is particularly useful in environments where running such a daemon would be difficult or insecure. Instead, Kaniko executes the build inside a container itself, allowing it…

Introduction Dkron is a distributed, fault-tolerant job scheduling system. It’s designed to handle the orchestration of job execution across multiple machines, providing a way to run tasks at particular times or intervals. It’s similar in purpose to cron, the time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems, but Dkron is built…

Introduction SonarQube is an open-source platform developed by SonarSource for continuous inspection of code quality to perform automatic reviews with static analysis of code to detect bugs, code smells, and security vulnerabilities on 20+ programming languages. It integrates with your existing workflow to enable continuous code inspection across your project branches…

Introduction Werf is a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tool that simplifies the process of building, testing, releasing, and deploying applications to Kubernetes. It’s an Open Source project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), designated as a sandbox project as of December 13, 2022​. Werf was designed to address the complexities…