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Ansible As I am aware that this will not be the last time I will rebuild this cluster (I plan setup HA on the controlplane at a later time)I need a way to automate and simplify the cluster rebuild process each time. Enter Ansible. Ansible is an open-source automation tool that simplifies complex IT tasks. Written in Python, it allows you to automate various operations, such as system configuration, software deployment, and workflow orchestration....

Introduction Kubernetes is a powerful open-source platform designed to automate deploying, scaling, and operating application containers. When it comes to running Kubernetes on a Raspberry Pi, there are several lightweight distributions available, with K3s being a popular choice. K3s is specifically designed for resource-constrained environments like IoT devices and edge computing, making it an excellent fit for Raspberry Pi. It offers a simplified installation process, reduced resource requirements, and seamless integration with IoT hardware....

Let’s get started! As I had mentioned in a previous post, my desire is to eventually host everything on my own infrastructure and if time permits try to use a DIY solution. However, given that I want to start sharing my journey from day 0, I need a temporary solution that is reliable, quick to setup, and requires minimal effort. Today, I would like to share how I setup this blog using a static website generator Hugo hosted on Github Pages with a Custom DNS using Cloudflare....

Where have I been? In the previous iteration of this website (there have been many iterations before it). I was running chunwu.dev using Hugo. The site was hosted in Azure Storage and leveraged Azure’s Content Delivery Network. My hope was that by having a web presence, it would force me to blog about all the various things I am working on - as they say, you don’t understand a topic until you can teach it....