Kubernetes Production Toolchain
Everything you need to run Kubernetes safely at scale
Running Kubernetes in production requires more than just kubectl. This stack covers the essential tooling for deployments, observability, security, and multi-cluster management — the same combination used by platform teams at mature engineering organisations.
Rancher
Multi-cluster Kubernetes management with a clean UI. Open-source and works across any cloud or on-prem.
Argo CD
Declarative, Git-driven deployments. Every change is tracked, auditable, and self-healing.
Crossplane
Provision cloud resources (RDS, S3, VPCs) using Kubernetes manifests. Keeps infra and app config in the same Git repo.
Prometheus
The CNCF standard for Kubernetes metrics. Pairs with Grafana for dashboards and PagerDuty for alerts.
Falco
Detects unexpected behaviour inside containers at runtime — shell spawns, file writes to sensitive paths, network anomalies.
Trivy
Scans container images, IaC files, and Git repos for CVEs. Fast, open-source, and integrates into any CI pipeline.