Thorsten Hans
Tales and experiences about Azure, Kubernetes, and cloud-native computing
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Let's build a serverless Christmas image tagging solution with Azure Computer Vision
This article demonstrates how to build a serverless image tagging solution using Azure Computer Vision and Azure Functions.
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Traffic split in Azure Container Apps
Azure Container Apps can do traffic split to route requests between multiple active revisions. This article guides you through configuring traffic split in Azure Container Apps.
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How to deploy Azure Container Apps with Bicep
This post guides you through deploying Azure Container Apps with all its downstream dependencies using Bicep
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Introduction to Azure Container Apps
What is Azure Container Apps? How is it different from AKS? An introduction to Azure Container Apps. Microsoft's serverless runtime for containerized workloads.
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Distribute WebAssembly modules as OCI artifacts
Read how to leverage Azure Container Registry (ACR), to distribute WebAssembly (Wasm) modules as OCI artifacts.
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Add krustlet node pools to Azure Kubernetes Service
Do you want to run WebAssembly (Wasm) workloads directly in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)? This post explains how to add krustlet node pools to your AKS cluster.
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Read-only filesystems in Docker and Kubernetes
Learn how to make your filesystems in containers read-only to minimize the attack surface and create controlled exceptions using tmpfs and ephemeral volumes.
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How to Build CLIs in Rust with StructOpt
Learn the basics of StructOpt and build tailored Command Line Interfaces (CLIs) in Rust.
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Calling HTTP APIs in Rust with reqwest
Learn how to interact with HTTP APIs in Rust using the reqwest crate. Starting with simple HTTP requests over serialization, proxies and custom headers
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External-DNS with Azure Kubernetes Service and Azure DNS
See how to deploy and configure External-DNS to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to get your Azure DNS managed automatically.
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Shadowing and Temporary Mutability in Rust
Shadowing and temporary mutability are small language fundamentals that make your code more robust and correct. They also make learning Rust fun.
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Working with Environment Variables in Rust
This post shows how to work with environment variables in Rust using both, the standard library and the envy crate.
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Integrate Virtual Machine Scale Sets with Azure Monitor and VMInsights using Terraform
This article guides you through creating an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set (VMSS) integrated with Azure Monitor and VMInsights like a pro using Terraform.
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Send a Microsoft Teams message when new OCI artifacts appear in Azure Container Registry
This article demonstrates how to get instant feedback when a new Docker Image is published to Azure Container Registry by sending messages to Microsoft Teams.
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Azure Functions with Go
This article demonstrates how to write a Web API with Go and Gin and run it serverless in Azure Functions
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Encrypted Secrets in Helm Charts
In this Article, you will learn how to add and use encrypted secrets in custom Helm charts using Mozilla SOPS.
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Encrypt your Kubernetes Secrets with Mozilla SOPS
Do you want to store your Kubernetes secrets in git? Learn how to encrypt and decrypt your secrets with Mozilla SOPS and Azure Key Vault.
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Debugging apps in Kubernetes with Bridge
Bridge to Kubernetes simplifies and streamlines the process of debugging applications running in Kubernetes. Debug any language using the tools you prefer and love.
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Bicep and Terraform compared
Project Bicep or HashiCorp Terraform. What's the difference? Which one should you use? Deployment methods, syntax, and tooling compared.
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Closing down 2020 and approaching 2021
2020 was a challenge! This is a quick review of 2020 and a small forecast for 2021, covering blog statistics and personal goals / achievements.
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Install Ubuntu Server 20.10 on a Raspberry Pi
This tutorial explains how to install Ubuntu Server 20.10 on a Raspberry Pi 3,4, or 400 and finish initial configuration from the terminal.
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Azure Cognitive Search integration for Static Site Generators
Read how to build an integrated search experience for static websites using Azure Cognitive Search and a front-facing Azure Functions proxy
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Determine the size of Docker image layers
Check how big the layers of any Docker image actually are. Great for investigating, refactoring, and troubleshooting
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Mastering Terraform Workspaces
Learn what Terraform workspaces are and how to create, manage, and remove workspaces. Take your Terraform projects to the next level and manage multiple, independent environments with ease.
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How to build smaller and secure Docker Images for .NET
This article explains how to harden Docker images to remove known vulnerabilities and reduces the final size of Docker images. Start here to make your Docker images secure and small.