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Cluster API's Docker Resources Are Deprecated, Not Removed: The Real CAPD→CAPDev Timeline and What to Migrate Before v1.15
·Dora Noda·9 min

Cluster API's Docker Resources Are Deprecated, Not Removed: The Real CAPD→CAPDev Timeline and What to Migrate Before v1.15

CAPD's DockerCluster/DockerMachine types are deprecated as of Cluster API v1.13.0, not v1.12, and removal is targeted for v1.15 with no committed date. Here's the real timeline, the concrete manifest migration, and what a CAPH-based fleet actually needs to touch.

infrastructure
self-hosting
PaaS
migration
Your PaaS Bill Lied to You: The Hidden Line Items on Render, Railway, and Fly.io — and the Ones Self-Hosting Doesn't Tell You About Either
·Dora Noda·9 min

Your PaaS Bill Lied to You: The Hidden Line Items on Render, Railway, and Fly.io — and the Ones Self-Hosting Doesn't Tell You About Either

Render, Railway, Fly.io, and Vercel all publish a sticker price — but egress, IPv4, and snapshot metering are what turn a bad month into a very different bill. Here's the real rate card, and the line items self-hosting doesn't put on its own homepage either.

self-hosting
PaaS
cost-optimization
infrastructure
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Fly.io's July 9, 2026 Depot Builder Outage in IAD: What Renting a Shared Remote-Build Fleet Costs When the Region Itself Degrades
·Dora Noda·8 min

Fly.io's July 9, 2026 Depot Builder Outage in IAD: What Renting a Shared Remote-Build Fleet Costs When the Region Itself Degrades

Fly.io's build step went down three times in five months because it isn't Fly's build step — it's Depot's. Here's the July 9 IAD outage timeline, the recurrence pattern behind it, and what renting a shared remote-build fleet actually costs when the vendor's region degrades.

self-hosting
PaaS
infrastructure
migration
Kamal 2.0 Runs HEY and Basecamp Without a Control Plane: The Overhead It Skips, and Where It Runs Out
·Dora Noda·8 min

Kamal 2.0 Runs HEY and Basecamp Without a Control Plane: The Overhead It Skips, and Where It Runs Out

Kamal 2 deploys HEY.com and Basecamp to bare metal over plain SSH, no control plane involved. Here's the exact resource overhead a Cluster API fleet pays that Kamal skips — and the point where Kamal runs out of road.

self-hosting
PaaS
infrastructure
migration
Render's Aug 1, 2026 Repricing Deadline: What Auto-Migrating to Flat Fees and a 25GB Egress Cap Actually Costs You vs a Self-Hosted Fleet
·Dora Noda·8 min

Render's Aug 1, 2026 Repricing Deadline: What Auto-Migrating to Flat Fees and a 25GB Egress Cap Actually Costs You vs a Self-Hosted Fleet

Render auto-migrates every legacy workspace to flat-fee pricing on August 1, 2026. The math splits sharply by seat count and egress — here's the exact breakeven, and what the same traffic costs on a self-hosted box instead.

self-hosting
PaaS
migration
cost-optimization
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Fly.io's GPU Exit and Zero Open Job Reqs: Reading a Platform's Own Hiring Page as a Migration-Urgency Signal
·Dora Noda·9 min

Fly.io's GPU Exit and Zero Open Job Reqs: Reading a Platform's Own Hiring Page as a Migration-Urgency Signal

Fly.io's GPUs disappear August 1, 2026, and its careers page lists zero open roles. Here's a five-signal checklist for reading a vendor's own public record as an early-warning system, run against Fly.io's actual 2024-2026 track record.

PaaS
migration
self-hosting
infrastructure
IPVS Is Deprecated in Kubernetes 1.35: What Actually Changes When kube-proxy Moves to nftables
·Dora Noda·9 min

IPVS Is Deprecated in Kubernetes 1.35: What Actually Changes When kube-proxy Moves to nftables

Kubernetes 1.35 deprecates IPVS proxy mode in favor of nftables. Here's the concrete before/after — the load-balancing algorithm you lose, the conntrack behavior shift, and a node-by-node rollout sequence — for migrating a self-hosted fleet's kube-proxy before the next cluster upgrade.

self-hosting
PaaS
infrastructure
migration
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DigitalOcean Is Deprecating Legacy App Platform Plans With No Fixed Date: The Exact Bill Difference, Tier by Tier
·Dora Noda·8 min

DigitalOcean Is Deprecating Legacy App Platform Plans With No Fixed Date: The Exact Bill Difference, Tier by Tier

DigitalOcean's App Platform legacy plans — any app created before May 7, 2024 — are being deprecated with no fixed date attached. Here's the exact price and egress math across every tier, and what an undated migration means if you're not watching for it.

self-hosting
PaaS
migration
cost-optimization
The EU Data Act's Cloud-Switching Mandate Takes Effect: What a 30-Day Portability Deadline and a 2027 Fee Ban Actually Change
·Dora Noda·8 min

The EU Data Act's Cloud-Switching Mandate Takes Effect: What a 30-Day Portability Deadline and a 2027 Fee Ban Actually Change

The EU Data Act's cloud-switching rules are already in force: a 2-month notice cap, a 30-day transition window, and a full ban on switching fees from January 12, 2027. Here's the exact timeline, what it actually forces vendors to hand over, and what it still doesn't reach.

self-hosting
PaaS
compliance
migration
+1
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