3 years ago

Category: Data, Kubernetes, containerization, encryption, yaml

Modularity is more than just a theme; even controllers and resources that are native to Kubernetes are now being built as custom resources and controllers, all for the sake of expanding the platform’s modularity to the next level. Of course, Kubernetes custom resources are not new to the platform. Custom resources are handy for when you need to extend the basic Kubernetes API and add new, specific features to your cluster.

Since the command line is natively supported, custom resources are perfect for when you want to automate updates and maintenance.

Before you go ahead and add custom resources, there are a few steps you want to check first, starting with reviewing the dependencies of your custom resources.