Kubernetes Portside: The Agentless Kubernetes Dashboard That Replaced LogMk 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.
Terraria Scale-to-Zero Terraria on k3s with Wake-on-Connect 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.
K3s Upgrading Homelab K3s to 1.35: Live Pod Resize 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.
K3s Make Your k3s Local Storage Persistent with Longhorn 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.
K3s How to Set Up Cloudflare Tunnels for k3s Without MetalLB 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.
MQTT Setting Up Eclipse Mosquitto MQTT on K3s Deploy Eclipse Mosquitto on K3s with persistent storage for a lightweight, reliable MQTT broker perfect for your IoT projects and smart home automation.
Raspberry Pi Setting Up an NFS Server on a Raspberry Pi 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.
Kubernetes LogMk: A Grafana Alternative for Kubernetes Logs LogMk is a lightweight open-source alternative to Grafana for real-time Kubernetes log monitoring, using .NET 8 DaemonSet agents, MySQL, and a web portal.
plex Setting Up a Plex Server on k3s Deploy a Plex media server on a k3s Kubernetes cluster with Intel Quick Sync hardware transcoding, MetalLB load balancing, NFS storage, and a full manifest.
Kubernetes How to Set Up Uptime Kuma on a k3s Kubernetes Cluster 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.
Kubernetes Local Network IPs for Kubernetes with MetalLB Set up MetalLB on k3s to assign local LAN IP addresses to Kubernetes services. Bare-metal load balancing for homelabs using address pools, no cloud needed.
Cloudflare Route Your Domain to a Local Service via Cloudflare Securely route your public domain to a local Kubernetes service via Cloudflare Tunnel — no exposed IP. Covers Zero Trust, agent install, and DNS setup.
Cloud Computing Deploying a Ghost Blog on Kubernetes: A Step-by-Step Guide How I deployed Ghost on Kubernetes — a sleek, fast blogging platform that's a favourite for bloggers and digital publications. Full walkthrough inside.
Kubernetes Home Lab Logging Stack: Loki, Promtail, and Grafana on K3s 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.
SSL Local Network HTTPS on Chrome Without Cert Errors Run trusted HTTPS on your local network without Chrome cert errors using NGINX Proxy Manager, a free wildcard Let's Encrypt cert, and Cloudflare DNS records.
Kubernetes Beginner's Guide: Setup a Kubernetes Cluster A beginner's guide to setting up a lightweight K3s Kubernetes cluster on an Atomic Pi or mini PC, covering Ubuntu install, master and worker nodes, and kubectl.
