From Kubernetes to a Self-Healing, Low-Cost Infrastructure (opens in new tab)

I've been running a background project on Kubernetes for a while now. It's not a project that needs 100% uptime, and neither is it one I wanted to spend a lot of time managing or even checking up on, so Kubernetes with Spot VM's seemed the most cost effective solution, and it's been solid and trouble free. However running a couple of pre-emptible nodes with a managed ingress was still costing $150 a month or so. Way too much for a hobby project. This article is about retaining the self healin...