Nick Nikolakakis

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role: Principal SRE, Platform & AI Engineer
focus: Kubernetes · CNCF · Platform · AI
building: AI agents · LLMOps · MCP
shell: zsh
since: 2011

// The SRE Diary: Chronicles of Cloud, Kubernetes and AI

cat latest ./whoami git clone

$ ls -la ~/posts 47 entries

~/posts/ephemeral-containers 2 min · 331 words

$ Ephemeral Containers

// Ephemeral debug containers in Kubernetes offer safe, isolated troubleshooting within the same pod.

~/posts/configure-unify-execute 3 min · 550 words

$ Configure Unify Execute

// Discover how CUE is transforming Kubernetes configuration management. This guide covers everything from schema validation to policy compliance, with practical examples to streamline your deployments.

~/posts/pod-restart-notifier-operator-crd 9 min · 1710 words

$ Pod restart notifier operator CRD.

// Prerequisites Before you start building the pod-restart-notifier operator, make sure you have the following software dependencies installed on your …

~/posts/pod-restart-notifier-operator 6 min · 1116 words

$ Pod restart notifier operator.

// Minikube Start a local Kubernetes cluster. # Use virtual machines like with the VirtualBox or Hyper-V drivers minikube start --nodes=3 --memory=2g …

~/posts/weblogic-in-kubernetes 7 min · 1319 words

$ WebLogic in Kubernetes.

// Deployment of a WebLogic Server in Kubernetes Using the WebLogic Kubernetes Operator. Prerequisites Install Docker Install Minikube Install Helm …

~/posts/aks-with-terraform 6 min · 1187 words

$ AKS with Terraform.

// Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with Terraform. Prerequisites Create Azure account Install Azure CLI Install Terraform Install kubectl Creating …

~/posts/eks-with-terraform 8 min · 1559 words

$ EKS with Terraform

// Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) with Terraform. Prerequisites Create AWS account Install Amazon CLI Install Terraform Install kubectl Creating …