openshift-docs VS Monokle

My first experience with OpenShift was with a task which was kind of a heavy task, I didn't know anything about OpenShift or K8s! but I was in charge of migrating resources from a cluster to one another! (twice!)

OpenShift is a container platform from Red Hat that's built on top of Kubernetes. It offers additional features like built-in CI/CD pipelines, enhanced security, and support for multiple programming languages and frameworks.

Openshift documentation can be hard to find, and installing an cluster without it can be hard. 🤗

For whatever reason, the PRs for adding CloudWatch and Loki/Vector to the docs haven't merged yet.

At your own pace, jump into orchestration using a Kubernetes distribution out there; but really, only do that fairly late in the game (e.g. OpenShift). Sadly, it's quite a jump from containers to orchestration, and there is no "smooth" in-between. Maybe as a prelude, you can look into etcd configuration clusters and Ceph storage clusters first, e.g. using a bunch of VMs on your machine, or a few Raspberry Pis. There are plenty of occasions to pinch your fingers with those, and thus valuable lessons to be learned :-)

Part of my job is to help document and assist with getting environment running offline, including OpenShift. While I don't use vSphere the general process is the same, while individual platforms may require different commands the concepts are all the same. Using docs.openshift.com you can find comprehensive guides in how you setup each platform Openshift supports "disconnected". But do realize that not all organizations agree on the exact definition of what disconnected means so you may need to adjust based on what you need. Some allow "sneaker net", others requires you to use old fashioned DVDs to bring all data onsite etc.

You want to be able to rebuild your clusters in case of a disaster, so, any time you install anything, export the yaml. And read https://docs.openshift.com/ for every new version.

- We are adding CNV docs to OKD

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Thank you for your kind words Fluffer Wuffer! We always enjoy feature requests from the community. I’ve added a GitHub issue for NetworkPolicy Builder. Feel free to add more details.

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Hi! hm... we would have to look into that - please open an issue on our repo with additional details around workflows/problems that we should be solving for in this regard - https://github.com/kubeshop/monokle - thank you!

Monokle is another viable option for doing this pre-deployment. It has OPA functionality integrated so you set up and configure additional policies to be checked earlier in your workflow. It also helps with other pre-deployment validation issues. The performance was a bit off for a while but seems they've been working on it as of late.

Monokle is an open-source IDE for Kubernetes. You can import existing infrastructure code or start fresh with your configuration. Monokle comes as a standalone desktop app, CLI as well as a cloud offering.

I would recommend trying out Monokle because it’s a great tool for creating manifest files for Kubernetes. It offers several features that can help make the process of creating manifests much faster and easier.

We would love to have your input on all these things. We are actively talking to users to discuss use cases and problems that we can help to fix, and we are also establishing partnerships to make Monokle way more useful for your day to day work. You can contact us for a 30’ conversation or join our Discord channel, or you can directly open a new issue in GitHub to let us know what you think.