An air-gapped Kubernetes implementation
With our friends from PQR at a large Dutch Ministry
Expert alliance
PQR, a Dutch cloud integrator and well-established VMware expert with Principal Partner status, was building a VMware-based platform for a Dutch Ministry under a tight four-month deadline. Facing such a massive workload, the PQR team reached out to us for assistance in designing and implementing the Kubernetes container platform.
The project presented a significant challenge: the environment was completely air-gapped—no internet access or external connections whatsoever. This constraint meant that every decision regarding architecture, software selection, and implementation had to be carefully considered from the beginning to accommodate these strict isolation requirements.
Setting Kubernetes loose in a highly restricted environment
The VMware based platform PQR was building for the Dutch government needed a container platform on top of it to accelerate software development and delivery. We were, of course, eager to help. PQR worked on the foundation of the infrastructure while the container platform was under the care of TrueFullstaq’s container platform experts.
The Kubernetes implementation was a little different than usual: it had to happen in an air-gapped environment. Deployments of present-day container platforms like Kubernetes often require an Internet connection, while we only had an air-gapped datacenter. So we wrapped our heads around the implications every step of our way – from selecting software and designing the platform to implementation.
We committed to this air-gapped project AND its airtight planning. Within four months, we designed the container architecture and implemented the Kubernetes container platform with Rancher.
Air-gapped. Airtight.
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