I'm currently researching how to setup a homelab and potential hardware purchases. One thing that I'm wondering is how kubernetes nodes are run in the real world, on physical hardware or virtual machines? I'm trying to figure out if I should first learn to use proxmox to create VMs / LXC containers and then use those containers to install Kubernetes nodes and will this be applicable in the real world.

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Shoutout of the week goes again to @Adeyemi Ojo 👑 You keep showing up and doing the work You set clear goals, you ship them, and you come back with proof. That kind of consistency is rare and that is what actually builds real skill. Well deserved man 🙌 ⚔️ 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 New week. New focus. New progress. We keep it simple 👇 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) Post your 1–3 DevOps goals for the week in the comments under this post 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟮: 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻 (𝗙𝗿𝗶/𝗦𝘂𝗻) Before the week ends, reply to your own comment with: - Your status update - Your biggest win Whether everything is completed or not, showing up and reporting back is what matters. 🗓️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Weeks run from Monday to Sunday 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: See the example below. Each week we'll create a fresh new post to keep the momentum going. 🏆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻: Each week one member who posted and returned gets a community shoutout. Post your goals today and come back this weekend with proof. Good luck this week 🔥

I used to think Cloud + Kubernetes meant: ❌ expensive accounts❌ huge clusters❌ “you’re not ready yet” So I shrank the problem. I turned my MacBook into a mini cloud. 1 VM. 1 node. 1 app. 1 database. I deployed a real service (Go + Redis) with health checks, rolling updates, ingress, TLS-ready setup — the same patterns used in production teams. Cost: $0 Time:Your choice Hardware: 8GB RAM Here’s the part beginners need to hear: You don’t become cloud-ready by watching videos. You become cloud-ready by shipping small things and showing your work. If you’re starting out: Pick a tiny problem you care about.URL shortener. Quote API. Visitor counter. Anything. Run it. Break it. Fix it. Publish it. If you’re already a junior engineer: Stop waiting for “real infrastructure. ”Your laptop is enough to practice real patterns: - deployments - rollouts - failures - observability - automation That’s where confidence comes from. Learning in public feels uncomfortable — and that’s the point. Feedback beats guessing. Community beats isolation. The cloud is just someone else’s computer. Start on yours — then scale up, not out. Repo (if you want a starting point):👉 github.com/Griffindeetox/go-redis-k8s-lab If you’re learning cloud/Kubernetes, drop what you’re building (or want to build). I’ll suggest a small, shippable next step.

Wishing everyone in KubeCraft community a strong, focused and supportive 2026. Every small win you share pushes the whole group forward 💪 Let’s kick it off with this week’s KubeQuest. ⚔️ 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 New week. New focus. New progress. We keep it simple 👇 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) Post your 1–3 DevOps goals for the week in the comments under this post 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟮: 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻 (𝗙𝗿𝗶/𝗦𝘂𝗻) Before the week ends, reply to your own comment with: - Your status update - Your biggest win Whether everything is completed or not, showing up and reporting back is what matters. 🗓️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Weeks run from Monday to Sunday 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: See the example below. Each week we'll create a fresh new post to keep the momentum going. 🏆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻: Each week one member who posted and returned gets a community shoutout. Post your goals today and come back this weekend with proof. Good luck this week 🔥