Use things you need and don't use things you don't. If someone makes a general statement that you need something for everything - that's a flag more red than So

Use things you need and don't use things you don't. If someone makes a general statement that you need something for everything - that's a flag more red than Soviet Union's. > Is everything glued together with a few bash scripts The whole GNU/Linux world is glued together with a ton of {ba,}sh scripts (typically - there are exceptions, of course). Sometimes, all you need is another small one. And, of course, sometimes (and quite frequently) it's not a great idea. Depends on what you need to do and what it could evolve into. > Apprehension toward containers is a red flag. With tools like KubeVirt, even VMs can now be run on platforms like k8s. Same principle applies. Extra technology to set up and maintain is a liability. But if adding something helps you to remove a need for something more complex, then it's logically best to make smaller sacrifices than bigger ones. Unless, of course, you shift this liability to a contracted party and you're happy about it - that also works.