Operating Apache Kafka Clusters 24/7 Without A Global Ops Team
Lyft built an autoremediation system and apparently it works :) Good to get a detailed writeup on such an elusive beast
(tags: autoremediation failures ops kafka scalability automation)
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this may be the best Aussie neologism. “Shitkansen” refers to the shitty Newcastle-Sydney suburban rail line, as opposed to the gleaming, zoomy japanese “shinkansen” bullet trains
(tags: trains via:johnb78 shitkansen australia sydney funny neologisms nicknames shinkansen bullet-trains rail-travel)
Updating and Backing Up Docker Containers With Version Control
Version controlling Docker-based service upgrades; assuming all the service state is in a /config or /data app-data directory, this is a nice approach. Linuxserver.IO are impressive in how well they have thought out the use of Docker containers as a server deployment system for small-scale, home use
(tags: docker home ops services upgrades docker-compose version-control)