Getting Started with Home Lab Equipment on a Budget

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Setting up a home lab doesn’t have to break the bank. In fact, you can begin your journey with hardware you might already own or can acquire inexpensively. Let me share some practical strategies for building your lab without emptying your wallet. Starting with What You Have Your first server doesn’t need to be anything fancy. An old laptop gathering dust in your closet, a retired desktop PC, or even a modest Raspberry Pi can serve as an excellent starting point.
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Installing Longhorn on Talos Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Longhorn provides cloud-native distributed block storage for Kubernetes. This guide walks through setting up Longhorn on a Talos Linux cluster, addressing common pitfalls and requirements. Prerequisites A running Talos Linux cluster kubectl configured to access your cluster talosctl configured for your cluster Required Talos Extensions Your Talos Linux cluster must have the following system extensions installed: iscsi-tools linux-utils Add these to your Talos Linux machine configuration: customization: systemExtensions: officialExtensions: - image: ghcr.
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