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Expand Up @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ kubernetes for his homelab and he finally convinced me to switch mine over.

## Why Kubernetes??

To answer this question we need to walk through what I use my homelab for. This
To answer this question, we need to walk through what I use my homelab for. This
is different for everyone of course. But for me the biggest part of having a homelab
is learning. I want a place that I can easily deploy containers for everything
from personal projects to my media stack. I enjoy swapping out apps for different
Expand All @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ so appealing to me because I'm a software engineer and love infrastructure as co

## Whats my homelab now?

I've inherited a few more discarded computers from work that ive turned into a
I've inherited a few more discarded computers from work that I've turned into a
kubernetes cluster! I'm running 4 more traditional computers in 2U rack mount cases.
Each node has an i5-4590 and 16GB of ram. Each machine also has a GPU, 3 of them
have GTX-750Tis which I got with the machines from work and one has my old gaming
Expand All @@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ a really great process similar to what im used to as a software engineer.

## What now?

Well at this point my kubernetes cluster is constantly in flux, but thats why it
Well at this point my kubernetes cluster is constantly in flux, but that's why it
exists! I'm constantly changing how I manage persistent storage, secrets, etc,
and Kubernetes lets me do that! If you havent gotten a chance to explore kubernetes
yet I'd say... well dont... probably... Heres the deal, if you dont yet understand
and Kubernetes lets me do that! If you haven't gotten a chance to explore kubernetes
yet I'd say... well don't... probably... Here's the deal, if you dont yet understand
how containers work, how dns works, and like a ton of other topics then kubernetes
is just not for you yet... Go explore building and running containers in a simpler way
with like docker compose before you dive into kubernetes! I'm a firm believer in
the "Learn (x) the hard way" mantra, but thats probably for another blog post...
the "Learn (x) the hard way" mantra, but that's probably for another blog post...