Illustration of a developer workflow using Codex and VS Code Dev Containers to avoid environment drift

Why I Use Dev Containers Every Day

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

May 17, 2026 · 6 min · Jose Gomez
ExternalDNS and Cloudflare Kubernetes DNS automation illustration

Automatically Create Cloudflare DNS Records from Kubernetes with ExternalDNS

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

May 15, 2026 · 5 min · Jose Gomez
cert-manager and Cloudflare with Let's Encrypt illustration

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

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

May 13, 2026 · 5 min · Jose Gomez
Cloudflare Service Token for n8n illustration

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

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

May 10, 2026 · 3 min · Jose Gomez
Cluster API worker node removal illustration

Removing a Specific Worker Node in a CAPI Cluster

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

May 5, 2026 · 3 min · Jose Gomez