The Cloud Native Lisbon Meetup ☁️ is back! This time, we are teaming up with our friends from Cloud Native Barcelona on an exciting event sponsored by xgeeks at the ClearPeaks office 🚀

Alright, we know it’s a bit far from Lisbon — almost feels like a Cloud Native Road Trip 🚗. But if you happen to be around for any reason, you're more than welcome! We're expanding our community and making synergies with other Cloud Native meetups across Europe!

📍Location: Synvert ClearPeaks office: Carrer de Sant Eusebi, 29, Barcelona

👉 Here's a sneak peek of the agenda:

18:30: Check-in and welcome 👋

19:00: 🎙️ "Kubernetes outside of the cloud: Lessons learned after 3 years" by Nadia Santalla, Senior Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs

Abstract: Kubernetes is commonly run on cloud, and even more commonly on its managed form. However, self-managing k8s on your own metal is also fun!

In this talk, I will walk through some of the challenges I've found while doing this for the last three years, and share what are the tools I've used to conquer them, such as kubeadm, cilium, metallb, stateless-dns (external-dns + powerdns), and others.

Bio: Nadia Santalla is a senior software engineer in Grafana Labs, with a knack for infrastructure. She has been running servers offering services for herself, friends, and small communities for 15 years. Nadia is very passionate about free software projects that solve real problems for people without hard dependencies on someone else's infrastructure.

In her free time, Nadia likes to read fantasy and sci-fi and play with woodworking and machine tools in her home shop.

19:30: 🎙️ "GitLab Runners at Scale as a Service" by Luis Serra, Senior DevOps Engineer @ xgeeks

Abstract: Managing multiple teams with diverse GitLab Runner requirements—ranging from different operating systems and non-containerized solutions to pipelines demanding high resources and specific tool versions—poses significant challenges. How can these needs be met while ensuring scalability, cost-effectiveness, and best practices on a cloud platform? And how can this solution be offered as an IaaS?

This talk introduces Fleeting Runners, a novel approach that leverages cloud scalability and the GitLab instance executor to transform GitLab Runner deployments. We’ll explore how Fleeting Runners simplify team onboarding into GitLab CI, allowing them to manage runners tailored to their specific needs.

By delving into practical implementation, we’ll discuss strategies for managing high and complex workloads with custom dependencies while addressing ongoing challenges. Attendees will gain insights into optimizing GitLab Runner deployments, with a focus on Fleeting Runners' capabilities, foundational architecture, and practical considerations for enhancing CI/CD workflows in diverse DevOps environments.

Bio: Luis is a Senior DevOps Engineer at xgeeks, where he has been contributing since 2020.

Throughout his career, Luis has gained extensive experience working with various cloud-based solutions across diverse projects. These include augmented reality products, e-commerce platforms, ETL systems, and, most recently, a software development platform focused on embedded car software.

Luis is passionate about the Cloud-Native ecosystem, with Kubernetes playing a central role in all the projects he has been involved in. He continuously hones his skills in this area, exploring the CNCF landscape for innovative products that can address current project challenges.

Beyond his professional work, Luis is dedicated to sharing and discussing knowledge. He has published several articles and actively participates in numerous discussion groups, contributing to the broader DevOps.

20:00 - 21:30: Networking, Snacks, and Drinks 🍻🍕

It would be super cool to see you there! 👋