Infrastructure

Overview This series covers the process of building a Kubernetes cluster in a homelab environment and configuring a complete CI/CD pipeline for side projects and testing purposes. It demonstrates how to set up an environment where you can experiment with and learn various cloud-native technologies such as container orchestration, networking, storage, monitoring, and GitOps by running Kubernetes at home without the burden of cloud service costs. The hardware setup consists of five Dell OptiPlex Micro units as nodes with TP-Link router and switch for networking. The Dell OptiPlex Micro is a mini PC with low power consumption that can be purchased affordably on the used market. The purchased models are equipped with 9th generation i5 CPUs, 16GB of memory, and 256GB SSDs, providing sufficient specifications to handle Kubernetes workloads. ...