Setting up a monitoring stack for a homelab is critical to ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and security. It allows you to track resource usage, perform health checks, and troubleshoot problems issues, minimizing downtime. Overall, a robust monitoring setup is essential for maintaining a well-functioning and efficient homelab.
In a homelab environment, selecting the most suitable container orchestration tool is crucial for optimizing experimentation and management.
This article compares Docker Compose, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes light distribution (like K0S and Minikube), and Kubernetes to identify the best fit for my use case. Docker Compose simplifies multi-container setups while Docker Swarm provides straightforward clustering and scaling, and K0S and Minikube offer lightweight Kubernetes experiences for testing and learning.