Jose Gomez

Why I Use Dev Containers Every Day

Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Why dev containers became my default workflow for demos, cloud native projects, and avoiding local environment drift.

Automatically Create Cloudflare DNS Records from Kubernetes with ExternalDNS

Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Automate Kubernetes DNS records in Cloudflare using ExternalDNS instead of manually creating and deleting DNS entries for every application.

Generate Let's Encrypt Certificates in Kubernetes with cert-manager and Cloudflare DNS

Wed, 13 May 2026 07:42:15 +0000

Automate trusted Let’s Encrypt certificates in Kubernetes using cert-manager and Cloudflare DNS validation without manually managing TLS secrets anymore.

Bypassing Cloudflare Access for Machine-to-Machine Traffic with Service Tokens

Sun, 10 May 2026 09:36:05 +0000

Securely expose self-hosted webhooks and APIs behind Cloudflare Access using Service Tokens for machine-to-machine authentication without making services public.

About

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:01:43 +0000

Hi, I’m Jose — I work on Cloud Native, Kubernetes, and AI at Nutanix.

This blog is where I document things I learn, problems I solve, and notes I want to remember.

What you’ll find here

Kubernetes
Artificial Intelligence
DevOps/Platform Engineering workflows
Architecture & Design notes

Much of the content is AI-assisted. I use AI tools to help structure, refine, and validate ideas, while keeping the technical direction and conclusions my own.

Removing a Specific Worker Node in a CAPI Cluster

Tue, 05 May 2026 12:20:10 +0000

Learn how to safely remove a specific worker node in a Cluster API (CAPI) Kubernetes cluster without it being recreated.