As much as this is HN and engineering(sometimes over engineering for the sake of fun or learning) is discussed here, I’d highly encourage you to think whether you really need Kubernetes in the first place..
Saying ^ because it sounded like you’re planning to use it in “production” as you say small SaaS, which implies your users rely on it and probably pay for it.
It’s often best to start simple - Load Balancer + web/app servers + Database server and add more complexity /features iteratively as you see a real need for it.
You’d be surprised how far you can get with achieving K8S perks without bringing in the whole thing - rolling upgrades etc.
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As much as this is HN and engineering(sometimes over engineering for the sake of fun or learning) is discussed here, I’d highly encourage you to think whether you really need Kubernetes in the first place..
Saying ^ because it sounded like you’re planning to use it in “production” as you say small SaaS, which implies your users rely on it and probably pay for it.
It’s often best to start simple - Load Balancer + web/app servers + Database server and add more complexity /features iteratively as you see a real need for it. You’d be surprised how far you can get with achieving K8S perks without bringing in the whole thing - rolling upgrades etc.
Just my 2 cents.