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Robert Cote

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Flux: Bringing GitOps to Kubernetes

When managing Kubernetes environments, one principle has been gaining traction across the industry: GitOps. At the heart of this approach lies a powerful tool called Flux. What is Flux? Flux is a GitOps operator for Kubernetes that ensures the state ...

Sep 3, 20252 min read

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Demystifying Kubernetes Storage: Lessons from My Homelab

When most people start learning Kubernetes, the focus is on Pods, Deployments, and Services. These concepts are critical, but there’s one area that often catches beginners off guard: storage. Containers are designed to be ephemeral. Once a Pod stops,...

Sep 2, 20253 min read

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Setting Up k3s in My Homelab

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been spending more time in my homelab, and I recently got k3s up and running. If you’re not familiar, k3s is a lightweight Kubernetes distribution created by Rancher. It’s designed to be resource-efficient and simple to ...

Aug 29, 20251 min read

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Why Helm is a Game-Changer for Kubernetes

When I first started learning Kubernetes, I quickly discovered just how much YAML is involved. Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, Ingress… it can feel overwhelming. That’s when I found Helm. At first, I thought it was just another tool to learn. But ...

Aug 28, 20252 min read

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Treat Your Home Lab Like Production (Here’s Why)

When I first set up my home lab, I treated it like most people do — a playground.A safe place to experiment. Break things. Reinstall if needed. But the moment I started treating it like production, everything changed. From Sandbox to Real-World Simu...

Jul 24, 20252 min read

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Flux: Bringing GitOps to Kubernetes

Demystifying Kubernetes Storage: Lessons from My Homelab

Setting Up k3s in My Homelab

Why Helm is a Game-Changer for Kubernetes

Treat Your Home Lab Like Production (Here’s Why)

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Robert Cote's blogs

Recently published

Flux: Bringing GitOps to Kubernetes

Demystifying Kubernetes Storage: Lessons from My Homelab

Setting Up k3s in My Homelab

Why Helm is a Game-Changer for Kubernetes

Treat Your Home Lab Like Production (Here’s Why)