awesome-kubernetes/v2-docs/openshift.md

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Curated, AI-ranked Openshift resources for the 2026 Cloud Native architect: top-tier tools, guides and references (The Container Stack).

OpenShift Container Platform

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CI-CD

GitLab

OpenShift

• (2017) Get started with OpenShift Origin 3 and GitLab [YAML CONTENT] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Historical tutorial tracking early integration patterns between GitLab CI/CD and OpenShift Origin 3. Demonstrates pipeline orchestration, runner allocation, and deployment tasks. Replaced by GitOps-driven pipelines in contemporary architectures.

Databases

Relational

MariaDB

• (2026) github.com/sclorg/mariadb-container ⭐ 32 [SHELL CONTENT] 🌟 [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — The official SCLOrg MariaDB container image optimized specifically for Kubernetes platforms. Includes integrated security scripts, support for arbitrary non-root UID execution, and custom database initialization configurations.

Kubernetes and OpenShift

Networking

Multi-Cluster

• (2020) developers.redhat.com: Skupper.io: Let your services communicate across Kubernetes clusters [GO CONTENT] [ADVANCED LEVEL] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Skupper.io enables cross-cluster microservice communications through an application-level Virtual Application Network (VAN). Contrasting original claims of simple setups, live engineering consensus in 2026 demonstrates Skupper's high architectural value in enterprise hybrid clouds, routing traffic via AMQP without complex VPNs or firewall modifications.

Security

Ingress

• (2019) itnext.io: Adding security layers to your App on OpenShift — Part 1: Deployment and TLS Ingress 🌟 [YAML CONTENT] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Step-by-step tutorial addressing TLS edge termination and ingress security on Red Hat OpenShift. Demonstrates path-based routing configurations, SSL/TLS certificate integration, and header manipulation rules to secure microservices from perimeter ingress points.

Platform Engineering

Architectural Insights

Personal Blog

• (2020) schabell.org: Cloud-native development - A blueprint 🌟 🌟🌟🌟 [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Architectural blueprints and patterns focusing on constructing container-native applications using modern microservices and API gateways. Written by a Red Hat technology evangelist. Extremely useful for understanding how early microservices evolved to cloud-native setups in 2026.

Software Engineering

Collaboration

Rocket.Chat

• (2022) opensource.com: Why choose Rocket.Chat for your open source chat tool [JAVASCRIPT CONTENT] [COMMUNITY-TOOL] — Technical review advocating for Rocket.Chat as a privacy-focused, scalable, open-source communication application. Provides design concepts for self-hosting chat infrastructure inside sandboxed container platforms.

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