homelab-journey
PostgreSQL on Bletchley: First Database on the Cluster
Setting up a shared PostgreSQL 17 StatefulSet on Kubernetes, Traefik TCP routing, an OpenBao v2.5.3 surprise, and migrating the Umami database.
Traefik
Configuring Traefik as a modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer for edge routing.
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Prometheus Behind Traefik and Authelia: Closing the Last Ingress Gap
Two files close the Prometheus ingress gap — then a latent cert-manager bug surfaces. The ESO key name mismatch that renewal tests don't catch.
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Central Authentication for the Bletchley Cluster: Authelia and ForwardAuth
Adding central authentication to the Bletchley cluster with Authelia: ForwardAuth for Longhorn and Traefik, one session cookie for all services.
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Offloading Bletchley Backups: Traefik, Wildcard Certs, and rclone
Exposing Garage S3 via Traefik, why Synology Cloud Sync failed, and how rclone solved the offsite backup problem instead.
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Cluster Networking: MetalLB and Traefik
Adding MetalLB and Traefik to Bletchley: real IPs for LoadBalancer services, hostname-based routing, and a reader-suggested improvement that preserves source IPs from day one.