Homelab network for experimentation

Due to the fact that I’m a tinkerer by nature I like to have space to experiment with technology. In many cases that involves opensource or cloud-native technologies. This article describes how I implimented network setup for my environments.

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Let's Encrypt, Microtik and Kubernetes

In this article I’m exploring how to get certificates from Let’s Encrypt via certmanager in a Kubernetes cluster and afterwards upload it to a Mikrotik router.

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Bare Metal Loadbalancer

To maximize uptime for a Kubernetes cluster, it is important to have load balancing in front of the cluster to distribute traffic to components such as the apiserver or ingress controller. Here are the steps to set up HA Proxy for this purpose. The setup below is based on the Red Hat variant of an operating system.

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My Smarthome - Part One

The concept of a smart home has been popping up more and more in recent years, and for good reason. Numerous smart solutions have entered the market that make our home life simpler and can even help reduce waste or save money. Most multimedia devices, such as phones and tablets, can now easily communicate with other devices like televisions, wireless speakers, and sound systems to send audio or video.

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