From Pi to Cluster: A Tale of Clusters and Chaos
Abstract
Admittedly, everyone working with Kubernetes has thought about it at some point: Building their own cluster with their own hardware. But let’s face it, most people stop at the thought, right?
Now, imagine mixing a career changer with a few months of Kubernetes know-how and three Raspberry Pis gifted for their birthday. What could possibly go wrong? (Spoiler: A lot ;))
In my talk, I’ll walk you through the ups and downs of my Raspberry Pi cluster adventure - from initial setup struggles over hacking my way through networking quirks to the sweet moment when „kubectl get nodes“ actually works (eventually).
If you’ve ever thought, “Hey, I should totally build my own cluster,” or if you’re just curious to see what happens when someone actually does, join me. You’ll probably laugh, maybe cry, and definitely learn something. :)
Slides
Slides can be found here .
Presented at
- techcamp Hamburg, 2025
- code.talks Hamburg, 2025
- DevOpsCon Munich, 2025