Container Orchestration Lessons: From Docker Compose to Kubernetes
The practical lessons we learned migrating from Docker Compose to Kubernetes — when it makes sense and what to watch out for.
Docker Compose got us from zero to production fast. But as we scaled past a handful of services, we needed proper orchestration.
Why We Moved
- Auto-scaling based on CPU and memory thresholds
- Self-healing — Failed containers restart automatically
- Rolling deployments with automatic rollback
- Service discovery without hardcoded URLs
- Resource limits to prevent noisy neighbours
What Surprised Us
Kubernetes complexity is real. We spent a month getting observability right. But the operational wins — auto-scaling, self-healing, declarative config — made it worth it.
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