K3s

Portside is an agentless, self-hosted Kubernetes dashboard that streams pod logs live from the K8s API — and why I retired LogMk's MySQL log pipeline for it.

Thorngate is a zero-dependency Go reverse-proxy WAF behind a Cloudflare Tunnel that honeypots scanners into a persistent blacklist before they reach your apps.

A TShock Terraria server pegs a CPU core 24/7. Here's a tiny Go proxy that scales the k3s StatefulSet to zero when idle and wakes it on first TCP connect.

Capture AcuRite weather sensor data with an RTL-SDR dongle, rtl_433, and MQTT — all running on Docker and k3s. Step-by-step home-weather-station guide.

K3s 1.35 ships in-place pod resize (GA) and OCI image volumes (Stable) — two features that matter for homelabs. Walkthrough on a 3-node cluster inside.

Install Longhorn on your k3s cluster to replace node-bound local-path storage with replicated volumes, and migrate existing PVC data safely, step by step.

Expose k3s services securely with Cloudflare Tunnels instead of MetalLB. Deploy the cloudflared agent as a pod and map a public hostname to your service.

Deploy Eclipse Mosquitto on K3s with persistent storage for a lightweight, reliable MQTT broker perfect for your IoT projects and smart home automation.

Turn a Raspberry Pi into an NFS server with an external SSD to share files across your network, mount shares on Windows and Linux, and use them in k3s.

Set up Uptime Kuma on a k3s cluster with MetalLB for a local IP. Step-by-step guide covering YAML manifests and service monitoring on your home network.

Deploy a robust home-lab logging system on K3s with Loki for log aggregation, Promtail for collection, and Grafana for visualization. Step-by-step guide.