Posts tagged with "homelab" | sudops.pl

OKD 3-Node Cluster: Day 1

Three Dell OptiPlex 5090s, three install attempts, and every failure documented — VIP collisions with the old cluster, NTP that nobody enabled, DNS pointing at the wrong API, and the x509 certificate that revealed it all.

V Vadzim Dziadziulia
May 7, 2026
11 min read

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Validation: Proving the Hardware and Platform

Before buying five nodes, prove the design works on one. Hardware pre-validation via live boot, then OKD Single Node deployment.

V Vadzim Dziadziulia
April 16, 2026
31 min read
2 subposts

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Network Implementation

From network design to real MikroTik configuration — VLAN setup, firewall rules, and storage isolation across deployment phases.

V Vadzim Dziadziulia
April 4, 2026
14 min read
1 subpost

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Bill of Materials

From design requirements to specific hardware — sourced from the Polish used market, validated one node at a time.

V Vadzim Dziadziulia
March 28, 2026
17 min read
2 subposts

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Designing a 5-Node OKD Cluster

From requirements to specifications — compute sizing, network architecture, and storage design for a bare-metal homelab.

V Vadzim Dziadziulia
March 2, 2026
20 min read
3 subposts

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Why I'm Building a Production-Grade Homelab (And Why You Shouldn't Start with Hardware)

Hardware first, purpose second — if a purpose ever shows up at all. This series is going to be different.

V Vadzim Dziadziulia
March 1, 2026
8 min read

homelab okd kubernetes infrastructure