I built a Pi‑powered Kubernetes cluster — was it worth it?
See if it was worth it building a Pi‑powered Kubernetes cluster.
I wired three Raspberry Pi 5 boards into a shoebox‑sized rack, each Pi sporting 8GB of RAM, an NVMe drive on the PCIe lane, and the official active cooler. K3s went on top, giving me “real” Kubernetes in a footprint smaller than a paperback. This write‑up isn’t a step‑by‑step how‑to; it’s a candid look at what I actually run, the perks I’ve enjoyed, and the gremlins I had to tame.
