Welcome! I’m Jourdan — an SRE and Security engineer writing about my journey through cloud and DevOps technology.
This site covers Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Packer, and more.
Deploying Kubernetes on Proxmox with Terraform and Talos
Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster on Proxmox VE via Terraform. Image factory, VM provisioning, bootstrap, credentials - one terraform apply. ...
From deploy.sh to Flux: GitOps for a Kubernetes Homelab
Migrating a Helm-based media stack from imperative scripts to Flux GitOps. Same charts, same values, automated delivery. ...
Kubernetes Homelab Infrastructure: MetalLB, Traefik, and NFS
Bare-metal LoadBalancer, ingress controller, and persistent storage for a Talos Kubernetes cluster. The foundation before deploying workloads. ...
Kubernetes Media Stack: Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, and Friends
A complete automated media stack on Kubernetes: streaming, downloads, requests, and monitoring. TLS everywhere, SQLite on fast storage, NFS for media files. ...
Media Stack on Kubernetes with Helm
Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, and friends deployed on Kubernetes with the bjw-s app-template Helm chart, shared NFS storage, and Traefik ingress. ...
Monitoring a Kubernetes Media Stack with Grafana
Production-grade monitoring for a Kubernetes media stack: custom Grafana dashboards, intelligent Prometheus alerts, and formatted email notifications via Gmail SMTP. ...
Running Pi-hole on Synology NAS with Docker
Network-wide ad blocking and local DNS running on your NAS. Automated deployment, configuration as code, and router integration. ...
Automating a Proxmox VE Install
A single USB stick that produces a fully configured Proxmox VE host with zero manual intervention. ...
Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm and Calico - Part 1
System prerequisites for a kubeadm Kubernetes cluster: swap, kernel modules, sysctl, containerd, and repository setup. ...
Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm and Calico - Part 2
Cluster initialization with kubeadm, Calico networking, worker node join, and verification. ...