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OVN Recon: Making OpenShift Networking Connections

on February 18, 2026

The OpenShift networking stack, including the OVN-Kubernetes CNI, Cluster Network Operator, NMState operator, and FRR-K8s is very flexible, but it may not always be obvious how the pieces fit together to form a solution.

OVN Recon is an OpenShift Console plugin built to make the connections that help develop your mental model for understanding OpenShift networking.

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Securing Cloud-init User Data with External Secrets and OpenShift Virtualization

on October 6, 2025

Storing Virtual Machines as Kubernetes resources in git for automated deployment promotes consistency, resilency, and accountability, but commiting secrets to git is risky and should be avoided. Use the External Secrets Operator to securely store cloud-init and other data, and sleep soundly!

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OpenShift CoreOS On-Cluster Custom Node Image Layering

on June 20, 2025

CoreOS On-cluster Image Layering in OpenShift 4.19 allows modifications to node the operating system. This detailed walk through customizes the node operating system image by adding RPMs to support autofs.

In part 2 we will configure autofs and enable automatic filesystem mounting across cluster nodes.

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Managing Readable OpenShift MachineConfigs with Butane

on May 29, 2025

The OpenShift Machine Configuration Operator applies configuration changes to to nodes using a syntax called Ignition, but managing base64 encoded text can be challenging. What if I told you that you can use plain text and normal files?

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