Cluster Builder was recently updated to support Flux CD GitOps, which drives the Kubernetes configuration serving this site. Cluster Builder tooling is used to deploy a base Kubernetes 1.33 cluster using KubeAdm to a cluster of KVM VMs running on Proxmox VE. Included are the foundational Canal CNI, the Flux Operator and a Sealed Secrets deployment based on an external key pair. Using the external, pre-created key pair for encrypting Sealed Secrets ensures that the same GitOps repo can support multiple clusters, and that the clusters themselves can be deployed and re-deployed as required. ...

After nearly 10 years the Intel Core i7-7700s have been retired. Replaced with a single UM790 Ryzen 9 7940HS. Added 96GB of DDR5 SODIMM and 1.5 TB of NVMe storage. The unit runs off a tiny Cyber Power ST425VA UPS, with network supplied by a TP-Link Wifi Ethernet Bridge (RE315) connecting to the Starlink Wifi Network. I did all this when DDR5 RAM could still be purchased. Setup was without issue. The units claim max 64GB RAM, but forums revealed they would take the new 128GB SODIMMs, and my 96GB was recognized OOTB. ...

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