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K3s Homelab: Adding a Worker Node and Backing Up etcd
Scale your k3s cluster to two nodes, pick a datastore, and set up a cron-based backup you can actually restore from.
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Scale your k3s cluster to two nodes, pick a datastore, and set up a cron-based backup you can actually restore from.
A practical, command-first walkthrough of installing a single-node k3s cluster, configuring it, and deploying your first workload.
Why error budgets exist, how to set one without ceremony, and what to do when you blow through it — in practice, not in theory.
Concrete, copy-pasteable security improvements for CI pipelines: OIDC over long-lived secrets, pinning, least-privilege tokens, and more.