Before buying five nodes, prove the design works on one. Hardware pre-validation via live boot, then OKD Single Node deployment.
From network design to real MikroTik configuration — VLAN setup, firewall rules, and storage isolation across deployment phases.
From design requirements to specific hardware — sourced from the Polish used market, validated one node at a time.
From requirements to specifications — compute sizing, network architecture, and storage design for a bare-metal homelab.
Hardware first, purpose second — if a purpose ever shows up at all. This series is going to be different.