My media server kept freezing and crashing Kubernetes pods. After some digging, I realised the bottleneck was the old spinning HDD. I cloned the system to an SSD, swapped the drives, and the node is now stable and fast. In this post, I talk about how I did it with minimal downtime.
From HDD to SSD: How I fixed an I/O Bottleneck in a Kubernetes Node Read More »
Ingress nginx failed after almost every reboot. Find out how giving it a static IP resolved the problem.
Why my ingress-nginx failed after reboot, and how I fixed it with static IPs in MetalLB Read More »
Ingress Nginx has a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to take control of an entire Kubernetes cluster through code execution.
This post is about how I updated ingress-nginx in my clusters.
Updating Ingress Nginx to protect against CVE 2025-1975 Read More »
Wallabag is an open-source, self-hostable read it later application similar to Mozilla Pocket that I discovered recently thanks to the r/selfhosted Reddit community.
In this post, discuss how I installed it in my Kubernetes homelab.
Deploying Wallabag to Kubernetes Read More »
I use cert-manager in my kubernetes cluster to generate, manage and renew TLS certificates. In this post, I’ll show you how I set it up.
Installing Cert-Manager in Kubernetes Read More »
I’ve been building a Kubernetes homelab in my home office over the last few weeks so I thought I’d document
Homelab Kubernetes Cluster Read More »
SSH tunneling is a secure alternative to third party tools like Cloudflare Tunnels or ngrok.
In this post, I show you how to set up a reverse SSH tunnel to a Kubernetes service running in a private cluster.
Exposing Homelab services using SSH Read More »
In this post, I share how I set up a lightweight multi-node K3s Kubernetes cluster on Hyper-V Virtual Machines for a home lab environment.
I cover how I set up and deployed applications to the cluster and how I exposed the applications to the network using Ingress controllers and MetalLB.
Building a Kubernetes Cluster from Scratch With K3s And MetalLB Read More »