Homelab on Brad Evanshttp://blog.bde-dev.net/tags/homelab/Recent content in Homelab on Brad EvansHugo -- 0.141.0en-usTue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000synology csi operatorhttp://blog.bde-dev.net/posts/synology-csi-operator/Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000http://blog.bde-dev.net/posts/synology-csi-operator/<h1 id="installing-synology-csi-operator">Installing Synology CSI Operator</h1> <!-- raw HTML omitted --> <ul> <li><a href="#installing-synology-csi-operator">Installing Synology CSI Operator</a> <ul> <li><a href="#exploration">Exploration</a></li> <li><a href="#solution">Solution</a></li> <li><a href="#synology-operator-installation">Synology Operator Installation</a></li> <li><a href="#testing-the-installation">Testing the Installation</a></li> <li><a href="#next-steps">Next Steps</a> <ul> <li><a href="#backups">Backups</a></li> <li><a href="#cloud-native-postgresql-operator-integration">Cloud Native PostgreSQL Operator Integration</a></li> <li><a href="#fluxcd-integration">FluxCD Integration</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <!-- raw HTML omitted --> <h2 id="exploration">Exploration</h2> <p>Spinning up and tearing down short-lived ephemeral deployments in my self-hosted <code>kubernetes</code> <a href="https://github.com/bde-dev/homelab">homelab</a> 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.</p>homelab inithttp://blog.bde-dev.net/posts/homelab-init/Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000http://blog.bde-dev.net/posts/homelab-init/<h1 id="homelab-init"><code>homelab init</code></h1> <p>Finally got round to initializing my homelab!</p> <p>It is a 4-node cluster, consisting of 1 control plane and 3 workers.</p> <h2 id="chosen-hardware">Chosen Hardware</h2> <p>All 4 nodes are HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini PC&rsquo;s.</p> <p>Picked them up really cheap from eBay.</p> <h2 id="chosen-software">Chosen Software</h2> <p>I opted for <code>ubuntu-server-24.04 LTS</code> running <code>k3s</code>.</p> <p>The initial OS choice was easy as I have a few years experience with <code>ubuntu server</code> at my current employer.</p>