#bare-metal

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Jun 26, 2026 · 12 min read · kubernetes

MetalLB on Bare Metal: LoadBalancer Without a Cloud Provider

Your bare-metal LoadBalancer Service is stuck Pending. Here's how MetalLB hands out real LAN IPs, why L2 mode works, and the traps that cost me hours.

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Jun 10, 2026 · 7 min read · kubernetes

Velero + MinIO: Kubernetes Backup Strategy for Bare Metal

Moving beyond cloud S3 to a bare-metal backup strategy using Velero, MinIO, and Longhorn. Lessons on CSI snapshots and ETCD persistence.

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May 20, 2026 · 6 min read · kubernetes

Longhorn Volume Health: The Gap Between 'Healthy' and Actually Working

Stop trusting the Longhorn UI blindly. Learn to monitor replication, fix stale mounts, and manage snapshot bloat in production K8s storage.

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Mar 27, 2026 · 6 min read · kubernetes

Kubernetes Storage on Bare Metal: Longhorn in Practice

How I configured Longhorn storage for a Kubernetes cluster on bare metal — what worked, what didn't, and what I'd do differently next time.

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