Links

Tools & Projects

• Talos Linux — immutable Kubernetes OS
• Flux Operator — manages Flux lifecycle
• bjw-s app-template — Helm chart used by nearly all apps
• Cilium — CNI, BGP, Gateway API
• Envoy Gateway — Kubernetes Gateway API implementation
• External Secrets Operator — syncs secrets from 1Password
• 1Password Connect — self-hosted 1Password API server
• Rook-Ceph — distributed block storage operator
• VolSync — PVC backup/restore with Kopia
• Kromgo — Prometheus badge endpoint
• external-dns-unifi-webhook — ExternalDNS provider for UniFi
• Gatus — endpoint uptime monitoring
• Spegel — peer-to-peer OCI registry mirror
• tuppr — automated Talos/Kubernetes upgrades
• Multus — multi-network CNI plugin
• Reflector — Secret/ConfigMap mirror across namespaces
• Reloader — rolling restart on Secret/ConfigMap changes

Community

• Home Operations Discord

Reference Reading

• TechnoTim — practical homelab guides
• Christian Lempa YouTube — infrastructure concepts
• Christian Lempa Cheat Sheets