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Welcome to the HomeLabWiki

This wiki serves as a comprehensive guide for setting up and managing your own Kubernetes homelab environment using Talos Linux and FluxCD. Whether you're new to the homelab concept or looking to enhance your existing setup, you'll find detailed instructions, best practices, and practical examples throughout these pages.

Core Technologies

The architecture revolves around several key technologies:

Talos Linux is a modern, immutable Linux distribution designed specifically for running Kubernetes. With its minimal attack surface, declarative configuration, and container-focused design, Talos provides an ideal foundation for a secure and reliable Kubernetes environment.

FluxCD implements GitOps principles, allowing you to define your entire cluster configuration in Git repositories. Any changes committed to these repositories are automatically synchronized to your cluster, ensuring that your infrastructure remains in the desired state.

1Password integration through the Kubernetes Operator provides secure secret management, allowing you to store sensitive information safely while making it available to your cluster when needed.

Getting Started

Start with the Getting Started guide, which walks you through:

  1. Setting up the necessary prerequisites
  2. Configuring your development environment
  3. Installing and bootstrapping Talos Linux
  4. Setting up FluxCD for GitOps management
  5. Implementing secure secret management with 1Password

Key Documentation Sections

Design Principles

The homelab architecture follows several key principles:

  1. Infrastructure as Code: All aspects of the environment are defined in code and stored in version control
  2. Environment Separation: Development and production environments are cleanly separated through branch-based workflows
  3. Automation First: Manual operations are minimized through automated reconciliation
  4. Security by Design: Secure defaults and proper secret management are integrated from the beginning

Contributing

This wiki is continuously evolving. If you discover improvements, new techniques, or better ways to explain concepts, please contribute by submitting pull requests to the repository.

Last updated: March 20, 2025