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Tutorial on Kubernetes, Containers

Kubernetes Debugging with DebugBox: Right-Sized Containers for Every Scenario

Muhammad Ibtisam

by Muhammad Ibtisam

Most Kubernetes debugging images ship as a single 200+ MB package. DebugBox takes a different approach: three variants (15 MB, 47 MB, 91 MB) each scoped to a specific debugging task. This tutorial covers when to use lite, balanced, and power, how to run each as an ephemeral container or debug pod, and what tools are available in each variant.

Kubernetes Debugging with DebugBox: Right-Sized Containers for Every Scenario (cover image)

debugging ephemeral-containers kubectl

Playgrounds by Muhammad Ibtisam

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Playground on Linux

SilverStack Dev Machine

A fully provisioned DevOps workstation on Ubuntu 24.04 - every tool pre-installed, every alias pre-wired, zero setup required.

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Playground on Linux, CI/CD, Containers

SilverStack Nexus Server

Production-grade Nexus Repository Manager 3 Community Edition on Ubuntu 24.04 - systemd-booted, Cloudflare-ready, Nginx-proxied, zero setup required.

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Playground on Linux, CI/CD, Containers

SilverStack SonarQube Server

Production-grade SonarQube 26.2 CE (LTA) on Ubuntu 24.04 - systemd-booted, PostgreSQL-backed, Nginx-proxied, Cloudflare-ready, zero setup required.

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Playground on Linux, CI/CD, Containers

SilverStack Jenkins Server

Production-grade Jenkins LTS on Ubuntu 24.04 - systemd-booted, Nginx-proxied, Cloudflare-ready, zero setup required.

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Playground on Linux, CI/CD, Containers

SilverStack CI/CD Stack

A fully composed 4-node CI/CD platform - Jenkins, SonarQube, Nexus, and a Dev Machine, all running in a single Flexbox playground on a shared private network. Each service is Nginx-proxied and Cloudflare-ready. Zero setup required.