The article explores how Canonical's MicroCloud works well with Raspberry Pi, particularly the Raspberry Pi 5, for home lab setups. It discusses the compatibility, performance, and features of running MicroCloud on ARM-based SBCs, highlighting its ability to run both VMs and containers.
The article discusses 5 self-hosted services (NetBox, Harvester, Terraform, Ansible, and Kubernetes) that the author finds useful in their home lab despite being potentially overkill for typical setups. It details the benefits and use cases for each service, highlighting how they enhance the author's tinkering and learning experience.
Learn how to automate your home lab using Terraform, Ansible, Packer & GitLab CI/CD for consistent, version-controlled, and scalable infrastructure.