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Streamlined Node Onboarding: Introducing `gardenadm token` and `gardenadm join`
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in May
3 minute read
Gardener continues to enhance its gardenadm tool, simplifying the management of autonomous Shoot clusters. Recently, new functionalities have been introduced to streamline the process of adding worker nodes to these clusters: the gardenadm token …
New in Gardener: Forceful Redeployment of gardenlets for Enhanced Operational Control
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in May
3 minute read
Gardener continues to enhance its operational capabilities, and a recent improvement introduces a much-requested feature for managing gardenlets: the ability to forcefully trigger their redeployment. This provides operators with greater control and a …
Fine-Tuning kube-proxy Readiness: Ensuring Accurate Health Checks During Node Scale-Down
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in May
2 minute read
Gardener has recently refined how it determines the readiness of kube-proxy components within managed Kubernetes clusters. This adjustment leads to more accurate system health reporting, especially during node scale-down operations orchestrated by …
Gardener Dashboard 1.80: Streamlined Credentials, Enhanced Cluster Views, and Real-Time Updates
Monday, May 19, 2025 in May
3 minute read
Gardener Dashboard version 1.80 introduces several significant enhancements aimed at improving user experience, credentials management, and overall operational efficiency. These updates bring more clarity to credential handling, a smoother experience …
Enhanced Node Management: Introducing In-Place Updates in Gardener
Monday, May 19, 2025 in May
5 minute read
Gardener is committed to providing efficient and flexible Kubernetes cluster management. Traditionally, updates to worker pool configurations, such as machine image or Kubernetes minor version changes, trigger a rolling update. This process involves …
Enhanced Network Flexibility: Gardener Now Supports CIDR Overlap for Non-HA Shoots
Monday, May 19, 2025 in May
3 minute read
Gardener is continually evolving to offer greater flexibility and efficiency in managing Kubernetes clusters. A significant enhancement has been introduced that addresses a common networking challenge: the requirement for completely disjoint network …
Gardener: Powering Enterprise Kubernetes at Scale and Europe's Sovereign Cloud Future
Monday, May 12, 2025 in May
9 minute read
The Kubernetes ecosystem is dynamic, offering a wealth of tools to manage the complexities of modern cloud-native applications. For enterprises seeking to provision and manage Kubernetes clusters efficiently, securely, and at scale, a robust and …
Leaner Clusters, Lower Bills: How Gardener Optimized Kubernetes Compute Costs
Thursday, April 17, 2025 in April
25 minute read
As organizations embrace Kubernetes for managing containerized applications at scale, the underlying infrastructure costs, particularly for compute resources, become a critical factor. Gardener, the open-source Kubernetes management platform, …
Gardener at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, London 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 in March
2 minute read
Gardener at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe, London 2025The open-source project Gardener is set to showcase its cutting-edge Kubernetes-as-a-Service (KaaS) capabilities at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London. Gardener has been pioneering …
Unleashing Potential: Highlights from the 6th Gardener Community Hackathon
Sunday, December 08, 2024 in 2024
3 minute read
The 6th Gardener Community Hackathon, hosted at Schlosshof Freizeitheim in Schelklingen, Germany in December 2024, was a hub of creativity and collaboration. Developers of various companies joined forces to explore new frontiers of the Gardener …