https://jimolloy.com/categories/consul/ Recent content in Consul on Ji Molloy https://jimolloy.com/assets/images/eevee-on-computer-circle.png https://jimolloy.com/assets/images/eevee-on-computer-circle.png Hugo -- 0.163.0 en-us Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:42:22 +1200 https://jimolloy.com/posts/2025/service-mesh-101/ Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:42:22 +1200 https://jimolloy.com/posts/2025/service-mesh-101/ <p><img alt="alt text" loading="lazy" src="https://jimolloy.com/assets/images/eevee-and-charizard-in-service-mesh.jpeg"></p> <p>If you have ever worked with Kubernetes and found yourself wondering 🤔 &ldquo;How do all my services talk to each other reliably, securely, and observably without writing heaps of networking logic into my application code?&rdquo;</p> <p>That is exactly where a <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/what-is/service-mesh/">service mesh</a> comes in. Let’s dive into what it is, how it is helpful, and why (or why not!) you might want to add one to your cluster 🚀 Let&rsquo;s goooo!</p>