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@laura_garcia shared a post, 5 days, 22 hours ago

Software Developer, RELIANOID

SOC2 compliance

🔐 𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝟮 alignment is about trust, resilience, and doing security right by design. At 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗜𝗗, our load balancing and application delivery platform is aligned with the 𝗦𝗢𝗖 𝟮 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮—𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆. From encryption ..

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@kevin-faun started using tool BOOM , 6 days, 1 hour ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool vLLM , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool Kubernetes , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool Istio , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool GPT-5.3-Codex , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool Claude Code , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

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@goutham-annem started using tool AWS EKS , 6 days, 7 hours ago.

k3d is an open-source utility designed to simplify running Kubernetes locally by wrapping K3s (Rancher’s lightweight Kubernetes distribution) inside Docker containers. Instead of creating virtual machines, k3d uses Docker as the execution layer, allowing developers to spin up multi-node Kubernetes clusters in seconds using minimal system resources.

k3d is especially popular for local development, CI pipelines, demos, and testing Kubernetes-native applications. It supports advanced setups such as multi-node clusters, load balancers, custom container registries, port mappings, and volume mounts, while remaining easy to tear down and recreate.

Because it uses K3s, k3d inherits a simplified control plane, bundled components, and reduced memory footprint compared to full Kubernetes distributions. This makes it ideal for developers who want a realistic Kubernetes environment without the overhead of tools like Minikube or full VM-based clusters.

k3d integrates cleanly with common Kubernetes workflows and tools such as kubectl, Helm, Skaffold, and Argo CD. It is frequently used to validate manifests, test Helm charts, and simulate production-like environments locally before deploying to cloud or on-prem clusters.