I have a spare laptop, a Latitude 3420, and I'm planning to install Proxmox on it to host a K3S cluster. I want to run a few specific applications: Forgejo for my repositories, MinIO for file backups, Linkding for bookmarking, and Ghost for notes and blogging. I'm a complete beginner with Kubernetes and need help setting these up so I can access them from my web browser or work laptop. I'm considering creating a GitHub repository for this setup and possibly writing a simple playbook to automate the process, but I'm feeling overwhelmed by tutorials and courses. I really want to learn through hands-on experience and would appreciate any guidance on how to start this journey!
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Talos Linux is a great choice! You can either run it bare metal or set it up in Proxmox. It's straightforward and fits well with what you want to achieve.
K3S for your homelab is a solid move! Proxmox + K3S along with Helm for installing Forgejo, MinIO, and Ghost would work perfectly. Don't forget to set up MetalLB for load balancing. Just go for it, you got this! Starting with Forgejo could be a nice first step!
What’s your primary goal here? If your main interest is learning Kubernetes, you might want to try a K3S single-node setup without adding Proxmox right away. It'll keep things simple. But if you're looking to run those apps mainly, just use Docker—it’s less complicated. You can always dive deeper into Kubernetes later!
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