Is K8s Too Complicated? ￼
Right tool for the right job. Is K8s too complicated? For some use cases it is.They probably should do a better job of discouraging certain use cases, but calling their elevator pitch “bullshit” is hyperbolic.There are exceptions to every rule, but a good rule of thumb is cluster size. If you’re managing less than 25 servers than K8s is probably over kill. As you start to creep north of 40 servers K8s really starts to shine. The other place K8s really shines is dynamic load. I manage anywhere from 600-1000 16Gb VMs, I can’t imagine doing it without K8s.If cluster size isn’t a good rule of thumb then application architectur probably is. If no one person in you company has a complete mental model of the application architecture or it is impossible because it is so complex, again container orchestration might be a good way to go.Final point:
If you’re struggling with K8s swallow your pride and buy a managed solution, then learn as you go.