Where is this packet right now?
I'm Prakash Dass, a platform engineer. I trace systems until I understand them — then I draw what I found.
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When I run kubectl apply, what really happens between my terminal and a running Pod?
Following one apply through the API server, etcd, controllers, the scheduler, and the kubelet — and learning that nothing in Kubernetes pushes; everything watches and reacts.
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From the log
- 2026-07-14
Rebuilt my site from scratch — not a portfolio, a place to think in public. First trace is up: what actually happens to a packet inside a Kubernetes node.
- July 2026
Started treating personal branding as an engineering problem — how I present, and a long-term LinkedIn plan for the Rotaract club instead of a pile of random ev…
- June 2026 · networking
Went deep on Kubernetes and Linux networking — packets, namespaces, veth pairs, conntrack — instead of just running kubectl and hoping. Bought a VPS and started…
Away from the terminal I volunteer with Rotaract, travel with a camera, and believe engineering only matters when it quietly makes someone's life better. More about me