Engineering Blog
Insights on Kubernetes, platform engineering, DevOps tooling, and how teams are using Skyhook to move faster.
How We Automated Our Way to 5-Minute Onboarding (Hint: It's Not Just AI)
How we cut developer onboarding from hours to 5 minutes by automating codebase detection, Dockerfile fixes, and build pipeline setup - not just with AI, but with deterministic analysis.
How to Set Up ArgoCD on Kubernetes: Step-by-Step Guide
A practical guide to installing ArgoCD on Kubernetes, connecting a Git repo, and deploying your first app. Zero to a working GitOps pipeline in 30 minutes.
ArgoCD Multi-Cluster Architecture: Centralized vs Per-Cluster
One ArgoCD instance for all clusters, or one per cluster? We break down centralized, per-cluster, and agent-based architectures and when each makes sense.
ArgoCD in Production: Patterns That Actually Matter
Installing ArgoCD takes 10 minutes. Making it work for a real team takes months. Here are the production patterns that bridge the gap.
50-100x Faster: Building an In-Memory Kubernetes Resource Cache with SharedInformers
How we went from per-request Kubernetes API calls to in-memory lookups using client-go's SharedInformer pattern - and the memory optimizations that made it practical.
Reverse ML: Using AI to Write Rules, Not Run Them
Instead of calling LLMs at runtime, we used AI to generate deterministic rules that execute in milliseconds. The Reverse ML pattern for fast, auditable codebase classification.
Zero-Latency Kubernetes: How We Built a Push-Based Sync Architecture
How we cut dashboard latency by 80% and reduced data staleness from 25 seconds to under 3 by switching from pull to push.
Introducing Radar:
Modern Kubernetes Visibility
Radar is a local-first Kubernetes visibility tool - no account, no cloud dependency. See your clusters, Helm releases, and resources in one view. Open source and free.
Skyhook Agent: AI That Actually Understands Your Infrastructure
An AI assistant with real-time access to your Kubernetes infrastructure. Skyhook Agent sees your configs, logs, and dependencies - and takes action through pull requests.
Laravel to Kubernetes, Simplified with Skyhook
Deploy Laravel on Kubernetes step by step - Nginx, PHP-FPM, Horizon workers, database migrations, TLS, and autoscaling. Manual YAML route vs automated Skyhook route compared.
Ship Without Fire Drills: Canary, Blue-Green, and Rolling Deploys
Rolling, canary, and blue-green deployments explained with real YAML configs. How progressive delivery constrains blast radius and gives you emergency brakes.
How to Manage Secrets in Kubernetes: 5 Approaches Compared
Five approaches to Kubernetes secrets management compared - Sealed Secrets, SOPS, vault SDKs, External Secrets Operator, and CSI Driver - with real configs, honest tradeoffs, and a decision framework.
Preview Environments: A Game-Changer for Testing and Collaboration
How preview environments eliminate staging bottlenecks by spinning up isolated, production-like environments per pull request for faster testing and collaboration.
Managing Kubernetes Add-ons: Argo CD or Terraform?
Hands-on comparison of Argo CD and Terraform for managing Kubernetes add-ons. Clear guidance on day 1 versus day 2, drift handling, upgrades, multi-cluster, and a proven hybrid workflow.
PaaS Kubernetes vs. DIY Kubernetes: Why PaaS Wins for Simplicity and Efficiency
PaaS Kubernetes vs DIY: comparing setup complexity, maintenance burden, scaling, and total cost of ownership. Why most teams are better off with a managed platform.
Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Embrace the Power of Pre-Built Internal Developer Platforms for Enhanced Efficiency
Building an internal developer platform from scratch costs 10-20% of your engineering team for years. Pre-built IDPs deliver the same capabilities in weeks, not months.
Streamlining Development with Self-Serve Platforms and Service Catalogs
How self-serve development platforms with service catalogs eliminate the DevOps bottleneck, giving developers instant access to standardized tools and environments.
Platform Engineering & The Value of Golden Paths in the Light of the 80-20 Rule
Golden paths handle 80% of developer tasks with pre-built templates. How platform engineering teams use the 80-20 rule to balance standardization with flexibility.
The Rise of Platform Engineering: Redefining DevOps for the Modern Era
Platform engineering is the natural evolution of DevOps. How self-service platforms, reusable toolchains, and developer experience are reshaping the way teams ship software.
Why Kubernetes Wins: The Technical Case for Container Orchestration
From single server to multi-zone clusters: how Kubernetes turns infrastructure into declarative code with self-healing, auto-scaling, and zero-downtime deployments.
The Birth of Skyhook: Our Journey to Simplify DevOps
How three engineers from Google Cloud, eToro, and Armis saw the same problem - DevOps complexity draining 10-20% of engineering teams - and built Skyhook to fix it.