Kubernetes Descheduler: Rebalancing Pods After a Drain
The Kubernetes scheduler never moves a running pod. How a rolling drain left my homelab cluster lopsided, and how descheduler fixes it every night.
Talos
Talos Rolling Upgrades: When a PDB Blocks the Drain
A single-instance PostgreSQL and its PodDisruptionBudget deadlocked my Talos rolling upgrade. How drains fail, and how to sequence around it.
Talos Linux: Kubernetes Without SSH in My Homelab
Why my homelab Kubernetes nodes run Talos Linux: an immutable, API-driven OS with no SSH, no shell, and machine configs versioned in git.