Ken Muse
Getting User Input When Starting a Dev Container
Sometimes you just need a little human interaction. And sometimes you need that to happen when you’re starting up a dev container so you can configure the environment. Thankfully, there is a way to get user input that works with most of the dev container implementations.

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Mounting Files as Volumes

Mounting Files as Volumes

Part of mastering Kubernetes or containers is understanding how they work and how they interact with the host system. You’ve probably seen how to mount drives or folders into a containerized system, but there is another approach – mounting a file like a drive. This post will explore how to do this using a loop device in Linux.

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Understanding Container Image Layers
Working with containers, one concept that seems to always confuse developers and administrators is layers. Despite the elegance and simplicity of the design, they are still a black box to most teams. In this post, I’ll explain how they work conceptually and the basis of their implementation.

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More Best Practices for Deploying GitHub ARC
Continuing the discussion from last week, here are a few additional recommendations that can improve your ability to manage and scale your ARC deployments.

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Best Practices for Deploying GitHub ARC
There are some common issues that lead to teams struggling to set up ARC. Nearly all of these can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines. In the first of a two-part post, I’ll outline some of my recommendations for improving your experience setting up ARC.

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