👨🏼‍💻 System Engineer @inovex.
✍🏼 I write about Kubernetes, Cloud Native Tools and Intune. Here, I share my experiences, insights, and lessons learned while working with modern technologies.
How to Send Kubernetes Events to Loki using Alloy
Why ship Kubernetes Events to Loki? Kubernetes events provide valuable insights into what’s happening in your cluster—from pod restarts and failed deployments to resource shortages. They’re often the first indicator of issues, but by default, they’re not stored long-term. With Grafana Alloy (the successor to Grafana Agent), you can ship events centrally to Loki, making them searchable, visualizable, and alertable. Alloy configuration: Shipping Kubernetes Events The following Alloy configuration will send all Kubernetes events in JSON format directly to Loki: ...
How to Set Up a k3s Embedded Registry Mirror
Why Use a Registry Mirror? As of April 1, 2025, Docker has implemented new pull rate limits for Docker Hub. These changes may significantly impact Kubernetes Clusters. Here’s a quick overview of the updated limits: User Type Pull Rate Limit (per 6 hours) Public Repositories Private Repositories Business (authenticated) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Team (authenticated) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Pro (authenticated) Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Personal (authenticated) 200 Unlimited Up to 1 Unauthenticated users 100 per IP N/A N/A When unauthenticated, Docker Hub will limit you to 100 pulls every 6 hours per IPv4 address or IPv6 /64 subnet. ...