Kubernetes
Kubernetes the Hard Way, Part 3: Back Up etcd and Restore a Lost Control Plane
Back up a Kubernetes 1.37 cluster by hand with etcd snapshots, then delete the control plane and restore it. Includes the encryption key trap, all tested.
Topic
Homelab
8 articles tagged Homelab, newest first.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes the Hard Way, Part 5: Certificates, Expiry and Renewal Without Downtime
Read every Kubernetes certificate, watch one expire, and renew them all by hand. Most components reload a renewed certificate with no restart at all. Tested.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes the Hard Way, Part 6: GitOps by Hand, a Reconcile Loop With Git and kubectl
Build GitOps from scratch on Kubernetes 1.37. A Git repository, a reconcile loop with kubectl server-side apply and pruning, drift repair, rollback, all tested.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes the Hard Way, Part 2: A Highly Available Control Plane
Build a Kubernetes 1.37 control plane that survives losing a server. Three control planes, etcd with TLS, a load balancer, and failure drills, all tested.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes the Hard Way, Part 4: Pod Networking by Hand, Without a CNI Plugin
Build Kubernetes pod networking by hand with network namespaces, veth pairs, a bridge, routes and NAT, then call a CNI plugin yourself and trace a Service. Tested.
Comparisons
Kubernetes on Proxmox VE in 2026: Every Way to Run It, Compared
Proxmox VE has no built-in Kubernetes. Seven ways to run it in 2026, from Talos, Cluster API and Terraform to Cloudfleet and Ankra, and what each leaves to you.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes the Hard Way in 2026: Kubernetes 1.37 From Scratch
Kubernetes the Hard Way, updated for Kubernetes 1.37 and Debian 13. Every command tested end to end, on local machines and on Hetzner Cloud.
Homelab
The Minimalist’s Guide to Homelab Setup
Deploy your favourite and essential homelab applications with Ankra in just a few clicks
Try it yourself
Run it on your own application.
Connect a repository and a cluster. Ankra builds, deploys and operates it with you.
From something you built to something people use.
- Deploy from your repository
- Run on infrastructure you choose
- Operate with your team and agents