Welcome back to Is it Observable? 👋
In this episode, we’re diving deep into automating Kubernetes cluster creation using Cluster API (CAPI) on a Proxmox-based home lab. If you've ever wanted cloud-like cluster provisioning on your own hardware—this one's for you! 🔧
What You'll Learn:
✅ Why I built a home lab and chose Proxmox VE
✅ A full tour of my Proxmox setup, hardware, and NAS integration
✅ What Cluster API is and how it works
✅ Step-by-step guide to deploying Kubernetes clusters on Proxmox using CAPI
✅ How to observe and monitor Cluster API clusters with logs, CRDs, and metrics
📚 Resources Mentioned:
Proxmox VE Download & Docs
TrueNAS SCALE
Proxmox VE Install and Setup Tutorial
Cluster API Providers List
Image Builder for Proxmox Templates
🧠Observability Tips: Learn how to monitor your Cluster API setup using:
- OpenTelemetry Collector
- Kubernetes CRDs
- Prometheus metrics
- Custom dashboards
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📖 Chapters 📖
00:00 Intro
00:15 Welcome
02:04 Homelab
09:45 The Cluster API
17:06 Create a Cluster in Proxmox
22:39 Observability
27:18 Conclusion
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🔗 Additional Links
Dynatrace Trial
Github repo for the tutorial
Cluster api
Proxmox
Image Builder
The ultimate Raspberry Pi
Truenas installation guide
Blog Is It Observable
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