kubernetes

I have more questions than time to answer them. My backlog is full of things I genuinely want to explore: “Is a Crossplane Composition plus function-sequencer really equivalent to a hand-written Kubebuilder controller?”, “Can Temporal reliably drive a Deep-Agent loop?” and, more recently, “Can TigerData run on CNPG without a custom operator?” In theory, these just need a focused weekend. In reality, between work and chasing after my kids in the playground, my window for “sitting at a desk to explore” is maybe two evenings a week....

For a long time, I wanted to build a robust home lab to experiment with Kubernetes and various DevOps tools. However, between a demanding job and the joys (and time commitments) of raising two kids, this project remained on the back burner. The thought of spending weeks configuring servers, networking, and applications was simply too daunting. The hardware journey actually began back in November. Inspired by Jeff Geerling’s famous “minirack” builds, I decided to construct a similar compact setup....