MinIO on vSphere - Automated Deployment and Onboarding

In the world of Kubernetes, reliable S3-compliant object storage is essential for tasks like storing backups. However, not everyone has access to a native S3-compatible solution, and setting one up can feel like a daunting task. MinIO, an open-source object storage solution, is a popular choice to fill this gap. Its lightweight, high-performance architecture makes it an excellent option for Kubernetes users seeking quick and reliable storage.

MinIO is also one of the most widely adopted open-source object storage solutions, thanks to its simplicity and S3 compatibility. It’s perfect for Kubernetes environments that need a reliable and scalable storage layer for backups, logs, or other data.

Harbor Registry – Automating LDAP/S Configuration – Part 2

This post continues our two-part series on automating LDAP configuration for Harbor Registry. In the previous post, we demonstrated how to achieve this using Ansible, running externally. However, external automation has its challenges, such as firewall restrictions or limited API access in some cases/environments.

Note: make sure you review the previous post as it provides a lot of additional background and clarifications on this process, LDAPS configuration, and more.

Here, we explore an alternative approach using Terraform, running the automation directly inside the Kubernetes cluster hosting Harbor. This method leverages native Kubernetes scheduling capabilities for running the configuration job in a fully declarative approach and does not require any network access to Harbor from the machine running the job.