Crap, ArgoCD is much much more powerful than I thought it was, and I might end up using it instead of Flux now that I'm much less memory-constrained.
I'll find a way not to throw away all that writing I did for a Flux-based cluster anyway
Crap, ArgoCD is much much more powerful than I thought it was, and I might end up using it instead of Flux now that I'm much less memory-constrained.
I'll find a way not to throw away all that writing I did for a Flux-based cluster anyway
Well as of today I’m officially laid off...
If anyone is looking for a Senior Platform Engineer with a lot of #Kubernetes, #Crossplane, #Terraform, and #Knative, please send them my way!
Kubernetes 1.34 stabelizes Dynamic Resource Allocation
Dynamic resource allocation is now a stable feature of the new Kubernetes release. The Kubernetes project Metal3.io has also announced an innovation.
Apple acquires developer of the Open Policy Agent
The inventors of the Open Policy Agent are moving to Cupertino: Apple is buying expertise in open source software that remains under the control of the CNCF.
Hang on, you can use cloud tech to make your homelab easier to manage?
Yes you can! I spin up and configure VMs automatically and safely on my homelab. Come with me as I write and cast spells to spin up VMs and deploy Kubernetes on them!
Announcing #forgejo #k8s runner for running your actions in #kubernetes . This is an early work, not ready at all for production but feel free to test or report unimplemented features https://codeberg.org/claudex/forgejo-k8s-runner
Kubernetes: Web UI Headlamp gets an AI assistant
The Kubernetes web UI Headlamp comes with the new AI Assistant as a plug-in. It improves interaction with Kubernetes clusters.
I really enjoy self-hosting things, I just wish I didn't have to do it to keep my data safe, because some less savvy people can't afford to do it.
But since I'm self-hosting, I might as well use tools that make my life easier. I recently discovered that Kubernetes is not just for large scale organizations, it solves problems individual self-hosters do have.
https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/07/09-kubernetes-black-friday/
KubeSphere removes open source files and discontinues support
The Chinese manufacturer has deactivated the open source download links for the KubeSphere product. The core project on GitHub is not affected.
Current blog pipeline:
1. ️ How I use Bitwarden to keep my homelab credentials safe
2. A flexible and safe homelab with Proxmox
3. How bridged networks actually work
4. A reproducible homelab with opentofu, cloud-init and ansible
5. ️ GitOps with Flux and encrypted secrets with SOPS and age
6. ️ Deploying in a Specific Order with Flux Kustomizations
7. Kubernetes monitoring
8. Kubernetes backups
Experimenting
Writing
Under review
️ Scheduled
Me in March: "k3s sounds like a fun toy, I'll play with it a bit"
Me in July, emerging from the homelab rabbit hole with my hands full of VMs, clusters and services of all kinds:
Tekton 1.0: Kubernetes-native CI/CD tool with stable API
Tekton Pipelines has hit version 1.0 and is considered stable. The CI/CD framework is based on Kubernetes and is being developed under the CNCF umbrella.
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When will there be the first fully cloud native *Desktop* #Linux? I I want a full OS running inside #kubernetes
I would want to offload high AI and also common CPU tasks in a distributed way.
My OS would run in everybody's selfhosted #Talos or whatever cluster.
It would make handling (replaced) computers SO much easier.
I don't understand why no one isn't developing this already.
#helloworld
I used to think Kubernetes was complex machinery solving scalability problems I would never have. I was wrong.
Kubernetes has less moving parts than my handmade deployments. It's sturdier than my hand written playbooks. It solves problems I already have.
https://ergaster.org/posts/2025/07/09-kubernetes-black-friday/
@mijndert and I have been working hard to create a new platform for the #tootcommunity Mastodon instance. It's completely open-source and built as Infrastructure as Code. The repository includes Kubernetes configurations, custom Helm charts, and OpenTofu code. The best part is that any changes made to this repository are instantly deployed to production.
We hope these resources will support and inspire the community.
Check it out here: https://github.com/toot-community/platform/
New blog post: A detailed look at the new network setup
https://blog.transitory.social/posts/2025-07-02-network-rebuild-project/
Almost everything was rebuilt, and multiple layers of complexity were eliminated
#Homelab #Networking #Kubernetes #Mikrotik
They didn't tell me the slope was that slippery between "running containers on a Raspberry Pi" and "spinning up several VMs on Proxmox with opentofu to build a Kubernetes cluster with Talos"
This afternoon at #oSC25 after the #oSC25 Day 2 #keynote on #OpenHardware, dive into #KIWI, Git workflows in #OBS, the #Endof10 install fest. We will have a key signing party, discuss #Kubernetes, #WebAssembly, #SUSEID and more! https://streaming.media.ccc.de/osc25
I have a feeling that there is a need for a structure that maintains helm charts for popular open source apps.
Pros:
- doesn't depend on a single maintainer
- can easily onboard more maintainers
- can have a consistent set of guidelines on how to write/use the charts
- can be paid by upstream to take this responsibility
Cons:
- can work against upstream's commercial interests
- requires governance / operations overhead
- competes with Bitnami?