(64GB RAM Kubernetes Cluster for €39/month — Part 3) This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on building a Kubernetes homelab / stage environment with Proxmox on a Hetzner EX44 (14c/20t, 64 GB RAM) dedicated server. In Part 2, we created a Proxmox VM Template based on Ubuntu 22.
(64GB RAM Kubernetes Cluster for €39/month — Part 2) This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on building a Kubernetes homelab / stage environment with Proxmox and Hetzner hardware. In Part 1 we prepared the host: installed Debian 12, configured RAID-0 across two NVMe SSDs, set up LVM storage, and
By default, Terraform writes its state (terraform.tfstate) locally. That’s fine for quick experiments, but it has two problems: * Local state can be lost or corrupted. * Multiple people (or multiple shells) can’t safely run Terraform at the same time. HashiCorp offers a free service — Terraform Cloud — which solves
Terraform interacts with Proxmox over the API. For security (and reproducibility), it’s better to create a dedicated user with a token, instead of reusing your root account. We’ll create: * a new user terraform@pve * an API token (terraform-token) * a custom role TerraformRole with the all permissions required for
Step 0: Downloading the Official Ubuntu Cloud Image (22.04) Instead of installing Ubuntu from an ISO, we’ll use the official Ubuntu Cloud Image. These images are optimized for automation and are the same base used in AWS, Azure, and GCP. SSH into the Proxmox host and download the
📌 This is Part 1 of a multi-part series on building a Kubernetes homelab / stage environment with Proxmox and Hetzner hardware. In this first part we’ll focus only on preparing the host machine — making sure the hardware is healthy, installing Debian 12, setting up Proxmox VE, configuring clean LVM storage,
If you're planning to order a dedicated server from Hetzner — or already have — don't assume the hardware is in perfect condition, especially the SSDs. Even 'new' NVMe drives can be heavily worn or nearing failure. It's essential to check disk health immediately
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