> We need to use a kubernetes & docker based solution for our infrastructure, despite a single large server being a much easier alternative It's a half-truth t

> We need to use a kubernetes & docker based solution for our infrastructure, despite a single large server being a much easier alternative It's a half-truth that one doesn't have to do it from the very beginning. You don't have to set up a whole cluster where a single host suffices for a long while. You do have to plan that your project may eventually become big enough to require a cluster - and consider doing yourself some design favors here and there to make that transition easier. Or knowing that you're going to spend a while redesigning stuff, while being pressed by the growth. I mean, I've regretted not doing some design assumptions (e.g. about storage) from the start more than once or twice.