https://devops-monk.com/tags/cloud-native/Recent content in Cloud-Native on Devops MonkHugoen-usSun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/2026/05/spring-boot-graalvm-native-images/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/2026/05/spring-boot-graalvm-native-images/Spring Boot applications running as GraalVM native images start in milliseconds, use a fraction of the memory, and fit in tiny containers. The tradeoff is a longer build time. In 2026, with Spring Boot 4 and GraalVM 24, native images are production-ready for most Spring applications. This guide covers everything: what Spring AOT does, how to build your first native image, how to fix the common issues, and how to add native builds to CI.https://devops-monk.com/2026/05/spring-boot-kubernetes-guide/Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://devops-monk.com/2026/05/spring-boot-kubernetes-guide/Running Spring Boot on Kubernetes is not just packaging the app in a container and deploying it. You need to configure health probes correctly, handle graceful shutdown so in-flight requests don’t get dropped, manage configuration without baking secrets into images, and make sure the JVM respects container memory limits. This guide covers the production-critical Kubernetes configuration for Spring Boot applications. Health Probes Kubernetes uses three probe types to manage pod lifecycle: