Running Hardened Wordpress in Kubernetes
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How to deploy a hardened WordPress site to Kubernetes using Ansible.
Previously I’ve discussed the basics of init containers and shown how to deploy WordPress locally. But if you’ve already got a domain handy and are ready to move your WordPress site to a staging or production environment please continue. I’ll use Digital Ocean but you could use any hosting provider you like so long as you can use them to deploy some VPS instances for yourself during the setup below. I’ve been using this method to host Chicago Gang History for over three years.
Guide assumes you are not using a "managed" K8s solution or cloud provider and want to create your own cloud using VPS instances you manage yourself.
When you are finished you will have a hardened WordPress site deployed to Kubernetes using Ansible capable of handling up to 80K users per month.