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Datavirke
Personal blog · datavirke.dk/posts · on HN as MathiasPiusprogrammingsystems
Datavirke is a personal blog at datavirke.dk about programming and systems. Since 2023, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 15 times, most often “Bare-Metal Kubernetes, Part I: Talos on Hetzner”. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link it for a step-by-step walkthrough of building a Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster on bare metal, including the setup of the underlying parts.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Freelance Consultant building reliable infrastructure using Kubernetes, Cloud & Rust.
Most-linked posts?
- Bare-Metal Kubernetes, Part I: Talos on Hetzner3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2023-09-09
- Fallible – The lost sibling of Result and Option2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-01-12
What Hacker News says?
This dude did a complete walkthrough setting up a Talos cluster on bare metal: https://datavirke.dk/posts/bare-metal-kubernetes-part-1-talo... It's a nice read. I have my own Talos cluster running in my homelab now for over a year with similar stuff (but no Ceph).
Comment linking /posts/bare-metal-kubernetes-part-1-talos-on-hetzner/
on “AWS to bare metal two years later: Answering your questions about leaving AWS”Submitted Fallible – The lost sibling of Result and Option as a story · 3 points
HN discussionIf the price tag isn't an issue, you should go for managed k8s. If you want to do it yourself, I can recommend Talos Linux & this guide[1] to get an understanding of which parts you will need to configure & why. What are the tradeoffs? Pros managed: - easy, you basically click a few buttons (or do some terraform configuration) - well tested Cons managed: - costly - less flexibility (although thats rarely an issue if…
Comment linking /posts/bare-metal-kubernetes-part-1-talos-on-hetzner/
on “Setting Up Production Kubernetes”Submitted Contemplating Entity Component Architecture (2024) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionI recently rebuilt my Kubernetes cluster running across three dedicated servers hosted by Hetzner and decided to document the process. It turned into a (so far) 8-part series covering everything from bootstrapping and firewalls to setting up persistent storage with Ceph. Part I: Talos on Hetzner https://datavirke.dk/posts/bare-metal-kubernetes-part-1-talo... Part II: Cilium CNI & Firewalls https://datavirke.dk/posts…
Comment linking /posts/bare-metal-kubernetes-first-incident/
on “Bare-Metal Kubernetes, Part I: Talos on Hetzner”Submitted Bare-Metal Kubernetes, Part I: Talos on Hetzner as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fallible – The Lost Sibling of Result and Option as a story · 1 points
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