Full Parts List & Hardware Spec: Apply to join KubeCraft & land your DevOps job: The Kubernetes homelab mistake no one explains: why your setup keeps you stuck even when everything “works” 🎯 You’ll Discover: • Why bare metal beats VMs for faster Kubernetes learning and real-world confidence • The common Kubernetes-on-Raspberry-Pi pitfall engineers miss (and how to fix it) • A practical end-to-end build: hostname hygiene, cgroup settings, K3s install, kubeconfig, Dev Containers, networking, and a live app • The mistake most engineers make: managing clusters from the nodes instead of a proper local toolchain 💡 Member Wins: “After 100+ applications, I landed a Senior SRE role. The edge came from my KubeCraft home lab.” – Eric, Senior SRE “My salary 3x’d after joining KubeCraft and applying what I learned.” – Jonathan, DevOps Engineer "Landed a Junior DevOps Engineer role moving from IT Support thanks to KubeCraft" - Maor, Junior DevOps Engineer 🚀 Want to learn faster and finally build a thriving DevOps career? Join 700+ engineers inside KubeCraft → 🎁 Free DevOps Career Blueprint: Learn exactly how to get hired in DevOps → 📚 Chapters: 00:00 Why a Kubernetes homelab helps you stand out in job interviews 02:07 Hardware philosophy: bare metal vs VMs for real learning 04:10 Mini rack, Raspberry Pi parts, SD imaging, and SSH access 07:22 Hostname hygiene and enabling cgroup memory on Raspberry Pi 10:05 Install K3s control plane and verify with kubectl 12:18 Join the second node with token for a two-node cluster 14:40 Pro workflow: Dev Containers, kubeconfig, and talking to the API 18:33 Deploying Linkding: YAML, port-forward, and superuser setup 22:05 Exposing apps with K3s ServiceLB and LoadBalancer Services 24:36 Next steps: Linux first, KubeCraft, security and storage Keep building, Mischa van den Burg – Senior DevOps Engineer, Microsoft MVP, 55K subs, 700+ private students Founder of KubeCraft, the #1 DevOps Career Accelerator & Community ★★★★★ #kuberneteshomelab #k3s #raspberrypi Alternative Titles (for the algo) Build a Kubernetes Homelab with Raspberry Pi (Step-by-Step Tutorial) How to Build a Kubernetes Cluster at Home with K3s and Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Cluster Tutorial (K3s Home Lab Setup) My Raspberry Pi Kubernetes Homelab Tour (Complete Beginner Guide) Build a Kubernetes Homelab That Lands You a DevOps Job How I Built a 2-Node K3s Cluster on Raspberry Pi (Full Setup Guide) Kubernetes on Raspberry Pi: Complete Homelab Setup in 2025 Build a Mini Kubernetes Rack for Your Apartment (Quiet & Practical) The Ultimate K3s Raspberry Pi Cluster Tutorial for DevOps Engineers From Zero to Kubernetes: How to Build a DevOps Homelab That Gets You Hired