Kubernetes Platform Engineering

A book-shaped table of contents for Kubernetes platform engineering: architecture, multi-tenancy, platform automation, Helm, Cluster API, Crossplane, platform services, observability, security, reliability, and enterprise operations — cross-linking existing kubernetes/observability/platform-engineering notes instead of duplicating them.

1 — GitOps for Platform Teams

Covers GitOps Principles, Desired State, Reconciliation, and Drift Detection.

2 — Cluster Bootstrapping

Covers Declarative Cluster Creation, Day-0 Automation, and Cluster Provisioning.

3 — Platform Automation Pipelines

Covers Infrastructure Automation, Application Automation, Platform Automation, and Event-Driven Workflows.

4 — Kubernetes Operators

Covers Operator Pattern, Custom Controllers, Operator Lifecycle, and Platform Operators.