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How to Connect Nested KubeVirt Clusters with Calico and BGP Peering

Running Kubernetes inside Kubernetes isn’t just a fun experiment anymore – it’s becoming a key pattern for delivering multi-environment platforms at scale. With KubeVirt, a virtualization add-on for Kubernetes that uses QEMU (an open-source machine emulator and virtualizer), you can run full-featured Kubernetes clusters as virtual machines (VMs) inside a parent Kubernetes cluster.

New Dashboards and Reports for Kubernetes Monitoring

This is just a quick blog to draw attention to some new and enhanced monitoring dashboards and reports we have added to eG Enterprise in our latest release (v7.5) to provide quick and powerful overviews when monitoring a range of Kubernetes technologies. As with all our dashboards, color-coded overlays provide guided drilldown for help desk operators and administrators.

FluxCD vs. ArgoCD: Why Qovery is the Better Way to Do GitOps

Dive into the ultimate FluxCD vs. ArgoCD debate! Learn the differences between these top GitOps tools (CLI vs. UI, toolkit vs. platform) and discover a third path: Qovery, the DevOps automation platform that abstracts away Kubernetes complexity, handles infrastructure, and lets you ship code faster.

Fargate Simplicity vs. Kubernetes Power: Where Does Your Scaling Company Land?

Is Fargate too simple or Kubernetes too complex for your scale-up? Compare AWS Fargate vs. EKS on cost, control, and complexity. Then, see how Qovery automates Kubernetes, giving you its power without the operational headache or steep learning curve.

Qovery the new standard for DevOps automation

Qovery is a DevOps automation platform that lets developers deploy and scale applications on their cloud by simplifying and automating infrastructure so tech teams can focus on what matters most: building great products. Designed for modern and innovative companies, Qovery delivers the ease of a PaaS with the flexibility and control of your own cloud. Qovery takes the toil out of DevOps, freeing engineers to focus on what matters, while providing a refined experience and full control at every stage of scaling.

Easiest Way to Ship Docker & Nginx Logs to Loki with Promtail

Effective monitoring catches problems before users do, and with Promtail, Loki, and LogQL, it’s a lightweight, approachable option for any DevOps team. This guide shows how to monitor Docker itself (pull failures, restarts, health flaps) so you’ve got a baseline on container runtime health.

Docker Daemon Logs: How to Find, Read, and Use Them

Sometimes Docker behaves in ways that catch you off guard—containers don’t start as expected, images pause during pull, or networking takes longer than usual to respond. In those moments, the Docker daemon logs are your best reference point. These logs capture exactly what the Docker engine is doing at any given time. They give you a running account of system state, performance signals, and events that help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface.

What Is RabbitMQ And How Do You Manage It With Kubernetes?

The world of Kubernetes and RabbitMQ evolves rapidly. Our popular 2022 post laid the groundwork for HA deployments; now, join us for the crucial 2025 update to ensure your architecture remains cutting-edge. As organizations continue their powerful shift from monolithic architecture (where all the code building the application exists as a single, monolithic entity) to microservices architecture.

Kubernetes monitoring 101: Best practices to kickstart your journey

Use this guide to help you build a solid observability foundation without getting overwhelmed and get started with the best practices for a practical Kubernetes management. Starting your Kubernetes journey can feel like diving into the deep end; with hundreds of metrics, endless logs, and a growing list of tools, it's easy to lose focus. But here's the good news: you don't need to monitor everything from day one. Instead, start small.