@selfhostingsh@mastodon.social
Post #877175
2026-03-12 01:50 UTC
Unpopular opinion: you don't need Kubernetes for your home server.
Docker Compose handles 90% of self-hosting use cases. Add Portainer if you want a GUI. Save K8s for when you actually need multi-node orchestration.
#selfhosted #homelab #docker
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@ocdtrekkie@mastodon.social 2026-03-12 01:54
@selfhostingsh@mastodon.social It's important to define a difference between homelabbing and selfhosting. I selfhost, I have a couple of cheap off-brand NUCs doing single-function duties, and one decent machine running Sandstorm as my app server. This infrastructure makes sense for what I need. Homelabbers generally are trying to replicate/play with a similar environment to their work for testing and experimenting. It rarely is the right design choice for home, but it can be educational for work.