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Kubernetes & containerization — without the overkill

Containerise your apps and run them on a cluster sized for your real load, not a conference demo — built and operated by our DevOps team in Cyprus.

Get a containerization plan

UpSystems containerises applications and runs managed Kubernetes for businesses in Cyprus and for international teams. From Limassol we package apps with Docker, deploy them with Helm onto right-sized clusters — managed (EKS, GKE, AKS) or self-hosted — and wire in autoscaling, ingress, secrets and monitoring, and we tell you honestly when Kubernetes is the wrong tool. Part of our DevOps outsourcing, from €500/month.

What's included

Dockerising applications with lean, reproducible images
Kubernetes cluster setup — managed (EKS/GKE/AKS) or self-hosted
Helm charts and GitOps deploys (Argo CD)
Ingress, TLS and network policies
Horizontal and cluster autoscaling sized to real load
Secrets management (Vault, sealed secrets, cloud stores)
Resource limits, health checks and rollout strategy
Monitoring, logging and alerting for cluster and workloads
An honest assessment of whether you need Kubernetes at all

Tools we work with

DockerKubernetesHelmArgo CDDocker SwarmAWS EKSGCP GKEAzure AKSNginx IngressHashiCorp VaultPrometheus + GrafanaTerraform

Kubernetes & containerization — FAQ

Do we actually need Kubernetes?+

Often not. For a handful of services, Docker Compose or a managed container service is cheaper and simpler to run. We size the solution to your team and load — we have written honestly about when Kubernetes pays off and when it is a liability. If you do not need it, we will say so.

Managed Kubernetes or self-hosted?+

For most teams a managed control plane (EKS, GKE, AKS) removes a class of operational pain and is worth the premium. Self-hosted makes sense for on-prem, data-sovereignty or cost reasons at scale — we run both.

Can you containerise a legacy application?+

Usually yes. We start with the apps that benefit most, handle state and persistent storage explicitly, and avoid the common trap of cramming a stateful monolith into a pod without a plan.

How do you keep clusters from over-spending?+

Right-sized requests and limits, autoscaling tied to real metrics rather than fear, and spot/preemptible nodes where workloads tolerate them. We review cost as part of the monthly report.

What does it cost?+

Containerization and Kubernetes are part of our DevOps service, from €500/month per project including ongoing operation. See pricing.

Explore further

DevOps outsourcing in Cyprus →The managed DevOps service this is part of.When Kubernetes actually pays off for an SMB →The honest read on whether K8s is right for you.CI/CD implementation →The pipeline that builds and deploys your containers.Infrastructure monitoring →See what your cluster and workloads are actually doing.

Containers that won't wake you up?

We containerise your apps and run the cluster — sized for your load, with autoscaling, monitoring and rollbacks. €65/hour, fixed-scope.

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