Best of DigitalOcean — August 2024

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   Community Picks·2y

   Deployment to Kubernetes with ArgoCD

   The post provides a detailed guide on deploying applications to a Kubernetes cluster using ArgoCD. It includes Terraform configurations for setting up the DigitalOcean container registry and Kubernetes cluster, Nginx Ingress Controller for managing HTTP and HTTPS routing, and Cert Manager for automating TLS certificate management. The tutorial also covers initializing a Node.js application, using GitHub Actions to build and push Docker images, and configuring ArgoCD to monitor a Git repository for changes.

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   DigitalOcean Community·2y

   DigitalOcean Kubernetes: Infrastructure Best Practices

   This post explores essential factors for bringing DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) to production readiness, including infrastructure planning, VPC isolation, high availability control planes, node configuration, and automation best practices with GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). It also provides practical examples and guides to help users enhance their DOKS deployments.

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   Elixir Forum·2y

   Deploy Your Phoenix App on DigitalOcean in 30 Minutes

   Learn how to deploy a Phoenix app manually to a DigitalOcean droplet in 30 minutes using basic shell commands. This guide walks you through setting up a Phoenix project, creating and configuring a DigitalOcean droplet, installing necessary dependencies like PostgreSQL and Caddy, and getting your app live. Note that this setup is not production-ready and lacks essential security measures.

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