https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/tags/kubernetes Platform Engineer at Xebia, focused on AI platform engineering - the infrastructure behind reliable, observable, scalable AI and cloud-native workloads. I work primarily in Go and Google Cloud, with deep experience in Kubernetes, containers, and end-to-end observability - and a strong interest in networking and lower-level systems work in Rust. My current focus is the platform layer beneath AI: inference serving infrastructure on Kubernetes, AI gateway and MCP connectivity, agentic workload orchestration, and end-to-end observability for GenAI systems. My broader experience is full-stack: strong on backend, with solid frontend and mobile knowledge. I contribute to open source, write on my blog, and pick up the occasional talk, training, or meetup when something interesting comes up. I'm a Google Developer Expert (GDE) and a CNCF Ambassador. For a deeper dive, see my blog. If you're new to open source, check out Verto.sh. For mentorship, I'm on Mentorcruise. Outside of work, activities like photography, motorcycling, playing a handpan and cleaning litterboxes keep me occupied 🐈. en-us Luca Cavallin Luca Cavallin Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/kubernetes-networking-from-packets-to-pods https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/kubernetes-networking-from-packets-to-pods Kubernetes networking doesn't have to be a black box. This guide breaks it down, starting from the fundamentals of Linux networking and container isolation. We then dive into the complete Kubernetes model, explaining everything from Pod IPs and CNI plugins to Services, NetworkPolicy, and Ingress, providing a clear end-to-end map of how connectivity works in your cluster. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Luca Cavallin kubernetesnetworkingcontainerslinux https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/kubefm-podcast-lucavallin-barco-containers-from-scratch-in-c https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/kubefm-podcast-lucavallin-barco-containers-from-scratch-in-c KubeFM recently invited me to talk about my project "barco: Linux Containers From Scratch in C". In this episode, I talk about why Linux containers don't exist, how to use cgroups and namespaces to isolate a process, how to secure the container with seccomp and capabilities, and how to make the right syscall from C to build your own container engine. Thank you, KubeFM, for having me! Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Luca Cavallin podcastcontainerslinuxcloud-nativecncfkubernetes https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/what-is-google-cloud-deploy https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/what-is-google-cloud-deploy Simplifying container-based app development on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) with Cloud Deploy. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT Luca Cavallin kubernetesgoogle-cloudcicdcloudcncf https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/how-to-deploy-a-multi-cluster-service-mesh-on-gke-with-anthos https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/how-to-deploy-a-multi-cluster-service-mesh-on-gke-with-anthos A detailed guide on deploying a multi-cluster, multi-region service mesh with Anthos Service Mesh on GKE. Fri, 23 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT Luca Cavallin google-cloudkubernetesservice-meshcncf https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/how-to-deploy-elasticsearch-on-gke-using-terraform-and-helm https://www.lucavallin.com/blog/how-to-deploy-elasticsearch-on-gke-using-terraform-and-helm Find out how to set up ElasticSearch on Kubernetes utilizing Terraform and Helm charts. Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT Luca Cavallin kuberneteselasticsearchterraform