Benoit COUETIL 💫

Benoit COUETIL 💫 @bcouetil

About: Hi, I've been a professional developer and DevOps engineer for 20 years 🤓. I share original content from diverse real-world production experiences through monthly blog posts.

Location:
Rennes, France
Joined:
Apr 15, 2021

Benoit COUETIL 💫
articles - 29 total

📝 Dev.to Writers Community: One Command to Maintain Them All

A few features I added to a CLI for writing articles on dev.to. Nothing fancy.

Learn More 5 1Feb 28

🦊 GitLab CI: Achieving 3-Second Jobs on Million-Line Codebases

3-second CI jobs on massive codebases? Real production results with extreme optimizations.

Learn More 10 2Feb 19

All Articles by Theme

Here are my articles, grouped by theme and sorted by publication date (newest first), with view...

Learn More 2 0Feb 19

🦊 GitLab Runners: Which Topology for Fastest Job Execution?

The simplest runner setup beats complex architectures. Find out which topology wins the speed race.

Learn More 9 0Jan 30

🔍 Every Developer Should Review Code — Not Just Seniors

Stop gatekeeping reviews! Junior devs catch bugs seniors miss. Here's why everyone must review.

Learn More 5 0Jan 3

🔀 Efficient Git Workflow for Web Apps: Advancing Progressively from Scratch to Thriving

Forget Gitflow complexity! Build your workflow from team needs, not trendy patterns.

Learn More 12 0Oct 10 '24

🔀🦊 GitLab: Forget GitKraken, Here are the Only Git Commands You Need

Free yourself from expensive GUIs! Master Git CLI in minutes with just these essential commands.

Learn More 15 2Aug 31 '24

☸️ Kubernetes: A Convenient Variable Substitution Mechanism for Kustomize

Kustomize variable substitution doesn't have to be complex. Here's the simpler way.

Learn More 34 2Aug 4 '24

🦊 GitLab: A Python Script Displaying Latest Pipelines in a Group's Projects

Monitor all your project pipelines in real-time from one terminal. No premium features needed.

Learn More 26 0Jun 29 '24

☸️ Why Managed Kubernetes is a Viable Solution for Even Modest but Actively Developed Applications

Small teams don't need K8s? Wrong! Here's why modest apps benefit from managed Kubernetes.

Learn More 9 0Jun 5 '24

🤖 Future-Proof Tech Blogging: Understanding AI's Core Traits

AI is killing generic tech content. Discover what type of articles will always outperform ChatGPT.

Learn More 19 7Apr 19 '24

🦊 GitLab: A Python Script Calculating DORA Metrics

Skip expensive tools! Calculate DORA metrics for your GitLab projects with this Python script.

Learn More 38 1Apr 5 '24

☸️ Kubernetes: From Your Docker-Compose File to a Cluster with Kompose

Deploy to Kubernetes without learning YAML complexity. Just use your docker-compose file!

Learn More 37 2Mar 9 '24

🦊 GitLab CI: Deploy a Majestic Single Server Runner on AWS

Get blazing-fast CI at 85% discount using spot instances and auto-stopping. Deploy guide inside!

Learn More 13 0Feb 17 '24

🦊 GitLab CI: The Majestic Single Server Runner

One server outperforms entire Kubernetes clusters. Benchmark proof inside!

Learn More 31 3Jan 27 '24

☸️ Kubernetes: A Pragmatic Kubectl Aliases Collection

Stop typing long kubectl commands! These aliases will save you hours every week.

Learn More 39 0Jan 6 '24

🦊 GitLab CI YAML Modifications: Tackling the Feedback Loop Problem

Pipeline edits taking forever? Cut feedback time by 50% with these CI iteration hacks.

Learn More 11 2Dec 18 '23

☸️ Web Application on Kubernetes: A Tutorial to Observability with the Elastic Stack

Master logs, metrics, and traces! Complete Elastic Stack observability setup for Kubernetes apps.

Learn More 15 0Nov 27 '23

🦊 GitLab CI Optimization: 15+ Tips for Faster Pipelines

Slow pipelines killing productivity? Apply these 15+ optimizations for dramatically faster builds.

Learn More 86 0Nov 6 '23

☸️ Kubernetes NGINX Ingress Controller: 10+ Complementary Configurations for Web Applications

Production-grade NGINX configs you won't find in the official docs. Essential for web apps!

Learn More 28 11Oct 16 '23

🦊 GitLab CI: 10+ Best Practices to Avoid Widespread Anti-Patterns

Stop copying broken GitLab CI patterns! Here are the best practices most tutorials get wrong.

Learn More 88 10Sep 25 '23

☸️ Kubernetes: Awesome Maintained Links You Will Keep Using Next Year

Stop searching! The ultimate curated list of actively maintained Kubernetes resources.

Learn More 18 0Sep 4 '23

🦊 GitLab Pages per Branch: The No-Compromise Hack to Serve Preview Pages

Preview pages per branch? GitLab says impossible. This hack proves them wrong!

Learn More 17 4Aug 1 '23

☸️ Managed Kubernetes: Our Dev is on AWS, Our Prod is on OVHCloud

Multi-cloud Kubernetes without the pain! Real-world AWS dev + OVH prod architecture.

Learn More 32 2Jul 1 '23

☸️ How to Deploy a Cost-Efficient AWS/EKS Kubernetes Cluster Using Terraform in 2023

Slash EKS costs with mixed spot instances! Complete Terraform setup for production clusters.

Learn More 21 3Jun 3 '23

☸️ How to Deploy a Secured OVHCloud Managed Kubernetes Cluster Using Terraform in 2023

Sovereign cloud done right! Deploy secured OVH Kubernetes with private networks using Terraform.

Learn More 17 2May 5 '23

🦊 GitLab CI Jobs Attributes Sorter: A Python Script for Consistent YAML Files

End GitLab YAML chaos! Auto-sort job attributes without destroying your formatting.

Learn More 10 0Mar 30 '23

🦊 GitLab Runners Topologies: Pros and Cons

Choosing the wrong runner topology kills performance. Compare all viable options here!

Learn More 12 0Feb 7 '23

☸️ FinOps EKS: 10 Tips to Reduce the Bill up to 90% on AWS Managed Kubernetes Clusters

Slash your EKS costs by 90%! Proven optimization techniques for AWS Kubernetes clusters.

Learn More 12 0Apr 20 '21