Creating a Kubernetes Operator in Java

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To celebrate and introduce Foojay.io, members of the Foojay community are doing a JUG tour and one of the stops is right here. Come join in, learn about Foojay, and hear Rudy De Busscher speak on Creating a Kubernetes Operator in Java.

About the Presentation: Kubernetes is much more than a run time platform for Docker containers. Through its API not only can you create custom clients, but you can also extend Kubernetes. Those custom Controllers are called Operators and work with application-specific custom resource definitions. Containerizing your Java applications is fairly straightforward with the latest container aware versions, but there are still pitfalls that can trip you up if you don't know where to look. This session will dive into the best practices of packing your Java container images efficiently and effectively for the trip to production. You will learn valuable information about cloud-native tools available today for building and running containers (including Docker alternatives), container image formats, image storage concerns, and common gotchas to avoid.

About the Presenter: Rudy De Busscher loves to create web applications using Jakarta EE and MicroProfile. In his role as Technical Pre-Sales & Developer Advocate at Payara Services, he writes technical content, contributes to MicroProfile implementations and promotes the Payara Platform. He is a regular speaker at the world’s biggest developer and Java industry events, including JavaLand, ConFoo, jLove and more. He has been active in the IT industry for more than 20 years and during this time has created many applications for customers. He is also a big fan of open source and has helped in various open source projects such as DeltaSpike, PrimeFaces, and Apache MyFaces. Passionate about application security, you can often find him discussing OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and JWT. He maintains the Octopus OpenSource project and is a member of the Jakarta EE Security API team.

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