Foggy Clouds

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.

Posted on 8 February 2026

Migrating a Helm-based media stack from imperative scripts to Flux GitOps. Same charts, same values, automated delivery. [Read More]
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- kubernetes
- flux
- gitops
- homelab
- helm
- getting-started
Homelab Network Performance Testing and Benchmarking

Baseline your network, storage, and compute performance. iperf3, fio, sysbench - know your limits before hitting them in production.

Posted on 8 February 2026

Performance testing for your homelab. Measure network bandwidth, NFS throughput, storage IOPS, and CPU performance. Establish baselines before things break. [Read More]
Tags:
- homelab
- networking
- performance
- benchmarking
- storage
- nfs
- troubleshooting
Automating a Proxmox VE Install

A single USB stick that produces a fully configured Proxmox VE host: answer files, first-boot scripts, and a USB prep tool.

Posted on 7 February 2026

A single USB stick that produces a fully configured Proxmox VE host with zero manual intervention. [Read More]
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Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm and Calico - Part 2

Cluster initialization with kubeadm, Calico networking, worker node join, and verification.

Posted on 18 May 2022

Cluster initialization with kubeadm, Calico networking, worker node join, and verification. [Read More]
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Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm and Calico - Part 1

System prerequisites for a kubeadm Kubernetes cluster: swap, kernel modules, sysctl, containerd, and repository setup.

Posted on 18 May 2022

System prerequisites for a kubeadm Kubernetes cluster: swap, kernel modules, sysctl, containerd, and repository setup. [Read More]
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Docker Image Layering

Building custom Docker images from running containers and understanding how layers work.

Posted on 24 February 2022

Building custom Docker images from running containers and understanding how layers work. [Read More]
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Docker Images Basics

Pulling images, running containers, mounting volumes, and serving a website with httpd.

Posted on 8 February 2022

Pulling images, running containers, mounting volumes, and serving a website with httpd. [Read More]
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Installing Docker on Ubuntu

Installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu using the official repository.

Posted on 8 February 2022

Docker installation on Ubuntu via official repository. [Read More]
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Terraform and vSphere - mk3

Packaging the mk2 vSphere deployment into a reusable Terraform module.

Posted on 26 January 2022

Packaging the mk2 vSphere deployment into a reusable Terraform module. [Read More]
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Terraform and vSphere - mk2

Improving the mk1 vSphere deployment with variables, file organization, and tfvars.

Posted on 19 January 2022

Improving the mk1 vSphere deployment with variables, file organization, and tfvars. [Read More]
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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.

Homelab Network Performance Testing and Benchmarking

Baseline your network, storage, and compute performance. iperf3, fio, sysbench - know your limits before hitting them in production.

Automating a Proxmox VE Install

A single USB stick that produces a fully configured Proxmox VE host: answer files, first-boot scripts, and a USB prep tool.

Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm and Calico - Part 2

Cluster initialization with kubeadm, Calico networking, worker node join, and verification.

Deploying Kubernetes with Kubeadm and Calico - Part 1

System prerequisites for a kubeadm Kubernetes cluster: swap, kernel modules, sysctl, containerd, and repository setup.

Docker Image Layering

Building custom Docker images from running containers and understanding how layers work.

Docker Images Basics

Pulling images, running containers, mounting volumes, and serving a website with httpd.

Installing Docker on Ubuntu

Installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu using the official repository.

Terraform and vSphere - mk3

Packaging the mk2 vSphere deployment into a reusable Terraform module.

Terraform and vSphere - mk2

Improving the mk1 vSphere deployment with variables, file organization, and tfvars.