https://ingresslabs.net/blog/ Writing on operational systems, deployment tooling, and software for serious work. en Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://ingresslabs.net/blog/running-verilog-simulations-on-kubernetes https://ingresslabs.net/blog/running-verilog-simulations-on-kubernetes Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Run a Verilator packet-router regression as a Kubernetes Indexed Job: deterministic randomized testbenches, per-completion seeds, and pass/fail logs without a shared shell box. https://ingresslabs.net/blog/make-as-a-deployment-compiler https://ingresslabs.net/blog/make-as-a-deployment-compiler Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 GNU Make as a compact templating engine and orchestration layer for Kubernetes deployments: parameter files, parse-time validation, define templates, manifest registries, and rollout targets that render, diff, apply, and capture evidence. https://ingresslabs.net/blog/create-your-own-talos-or-coreos-linux https://ingresslabs.net/blog/create-your-own-talos-or-coreos-linux Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Build immutable LinuxKit node images, boot them as Firecracker microVMs, and turn them into a Kubernetes cluster - first with k3s, then a full kubeadm HA control plane behind HAProxy. https://ingresslabs.net/blog/running-kubernetes-in-jails https://ingresslabs.net/blog/running-kubernetes-in-jails Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Jail kubelet and containerd with nsjail: restricted rootfs views, projected hostPath allowlists, host-owned networking, and SELinux as the real MAC layer. https://ingresslabs.net/blog/hormuz-shock https://ingresslabs.net/blog/hormuz-shock Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 An agentic multi-model stress test of a Strait of Hormuz closure: oil and LNG pass-through, country and sector exposure, hidden transmission links, and scenario horizons to twelve months.