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Installing Synology CSI Operator Installing Synology CSI Operator Exploration Solution Synology Operator Installation Testing the Installation Next Steps Backups Cloud Native PostgreSQL Operator Integration FluxCD Integration Exploration Spinning up and tearing down short-lived ephemeral deployments in my self-hosted kubernetes homelab has been a fun learning experience, but as I want to make some deployments more persistent, I need a way to provision long-lived storage. ...

homelab init Finally got round to initializing my homelab! It is a 4-node cluster, consisting of 1 control plane and 3 workers. Chosen Hardware All 4 nodes are HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini PC’s. Picked them up really cheap from eBay. Chosen Software I opted for ubuntu-server-24.04 LTS running k3s. The initial OS choice was easy as I have a few years experience with ubuntu server at my current employer. ...

blog init Hi there, I’m Brad. I am a command line inhabitant passionate about software delivery correctness, efficiency and automation, system and app architecture, all in the context of cloud tech and Kubernetes. I plan to use this blog to write about my labs, things that interest me, challenge me, or unique projects where Google didn’t help much. Expect to see posts about Kubernetes, .NET, Azure, Unity, vim, Linux and perhaps some gaming bits. ...