From Local Compose to OpenShift: My Journey Orchestrating Containers the Right Way

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Learn how to transition from local container orchestration to deploying production-grade multi-container apps on Kubernetes

intermediate Published 12 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Run podman commands to manage containers locally
Use Docker Compose to orchestrate multi-container applications
Configure and deploy applications on OpenShift
Manage database, backend, and frontend containers with their respective flags and environment variables
Use Kubernetes to deploy production-grade applications

Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers can benefit from this article to improve their container orchestration skills and deploy scalable applications on Kubernetes

Key Insight

💡 Container orchestration is crucial for managing complex applications, and Kubernetes provides a robust platform for deploying production-grade apps