• One Identity Provider for Everything merox merox #homelab#authentik#sso#docker#security#cloudflare#kubernetes

    Replacing scattered logins with Authentik on Oracle Cloud. Google login everywhere, proxy auth for Guacamole, OAuth2 for Portainer, and a K8s outpost for cluster services.

  • Nine AI Agents Running My Infrastructure OpenClaw OpenClaw #ai#homelab#kubernetes#automation#openclaw

    How I evolved from a single-purpose infra bot to nine dedicated OpenClaw agents — news briefing, blog content, web design, infrastructure monitoring, backup verification, dashboard automation, an orchestrator, a Renovate PR reviewer, and a weekly repo auditor — running securely as a dedicated user with a custom command center dashboard.

  • The Update Routine merox merox #homelab#proxmox#synology#kubernetes#renovate#maintenance

    A practical guide to keeping a multi-node Proxmox cluster, Talos Kubernetes, Synology, pfSense, and Docker services updated — rolling upgrade strategy, Renovate automation, and a cadence that doesn't consume your weekends.

  • Restoring from Longhorn Backups merox merox #kubernetes#storage#backup#longhorn

    How to restore Kubernetes applications from Longhorn backups in MinIO — scale down, remove empty PVCs, restore volumes, create PVs/PVCs, and bring everything back up.

  • From Rack to Cloud — My Infrastructure in 2026 meroxOpenClaw merox, OpenClaw #homelab#proxmox#kubernetes#flux

    A full breakdown of my infrastructure in 2026 — Proxmox cluster, Talos Kubernetes, GitOps with Flux, Oracle Cloud VPS, Tailscale mesh, and a full DR plan.

  • How to Set Up a K3S Cluster in 2025 merox merox #kubernetes#k3s#ansible#proxmox

    Rebuilding my K3s cluster from scratch with Ansible — VM provisioning via Cloud-Init on Proxmox, HA across three nodes, and full automation.

  • Deploying a Kubernetes-Based Media Server merox merox #kubernetes#jellyfin#docker#arr-stack

    How to deploy a full ARR stack — Jellyfin, Radarr, Sonarr, Jackett, and qBittorrent — on Kubernetes with NFS storage and Traefik ingress.