Running gRPC in Production on Ubuntu: Scaling Microservices with Kubernetes, Observability, and Resilience

Modern distributed systems require high performance, low latency, and reliability at scale. While gRPC provides an efficient communication layer using HTTP/2 and Protocol Buffers, running it in production introduces challenges beyond basic implementation.

In this talk, we explore how to design, deploy, and scale gRPC-based microservices on Ubuntu-powered infrastructure. Drawing from real-world experience, the session covers service discovery in Kubernetes environments, observability using tools, and advanced load balancing techniques.

We will dive into production-critical topics such as retry strategies, connection management, and backward compatibility, along with deployment strategies including canary releases and rolling updates.

By leveraging Ubuntu’s stability, long-term support (LTS), and open-source ecosystem, attendees will learn how to build reliable and scalable backend systems and avoid common pitfalls that are often not covered in documentation.