Terraform

I sat down Sunday evening to do something small: add a second node to a Kubernetes cluster I use for CKS exam prep. One terraform apply. That was the whole plan. By the time it was actually fixed, it was Wednesday. What Actually Happened Monday morning, normal routine. Fasted cardio, coffee, and while I was drinking that coffee I figured I’d check in on the node I added the night before. ...

Claude R. Hector | beyondthecert.dev | August 2026 The Learning Path The plan was deliberate: Pass CKA (January 2026) — Understand Kubernetes conceptually Kubernetes the Hard Way (March 2026) — Build it from scratch, understand each component and the internals Bare-metal cluster (April 2026) — Operate real infrastructure, not labs After CKA and KTHW, building a homelab cluster made sense. I saw people like Mischa van den Burg building clusters on old hardware as homelabs. That inspired me to try my own approach. ...