What Cool Projects Can I Try on My New Homelab Kubernetes Setup?
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TechieNinja72
Hey everyone! I recently launched my own homelab Kubernetes cluster, and it's running smoothly. I'm eager to dive into some projects—what fun or technical things do you all suggest I could work on? I'm open to challenging tasks or just something entertaining. If you have any links or ideas, I'd love to hear them!
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You should check out Immich with Flux Helm Operator—it's a great way to manage your app deployments!
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If your setup is stable, experiment with deploying common apps like Plex or a personal blog. Setting up ArgoCD could be useful too; it’s fun and educational! You can mess around and learn a lot through that.
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I run a Kubernetes cluster too, and here are some cool apps I have on mine: Jellyfin, WordPress, Nextcloud, and even some monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana. It's a fun way to experiment! Happy homelabbing!
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You could also try hosting your own Identity Provider and learn about OAuth/OIDC. Great options to start with are LLDAP, Authentik, or Keycloak! That’s a nice challenge.
TechieNinja72: I’m thinking of starting with Keycloak and LLDAP.
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How about hosting Matomo for analytics? You can also use the MariaDB Operator to set up its database easily! That should keep you busy and teach you a lot.
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TechieNinja72: That's an awesome list! Do you run GitLab on a Longhorn volume or something else?
RandomRascal37: Does your Qbittorrent setup use a VPN sidecar? I’m struggling with mine!