Monitor a Kubernetes Cluster with Zabbix Helm Chart (Proxy + kube-state-metrics) on Ubuntu 24.04
This post shows how to deploy the official Zabbix Kubernetes Helm chart into your cluster, run a Zabbix Proxy inside […]
Kubernetes, Zabbix
Hands-On DevOps & Homelab Experiments
From Kubernetes and Ceph to Proxmox, Kafka, Jenkins, Vault, Android, and CI/CD, every guide here is a tested, step-by-step walkthrough from my lab.
Docker
Use Crane to Work With Docker/OCI Registries on Ubuntu 24.04
crane (from Google’s go-containerregistry) is a CLI that talks to container registries directly. It’s great when you want to list
Backstage, Harbor
Show Harbor Image Artifacts in Backstage as an Entity Tab (Harbor API v2 + Backstage Proxy)
This post shows how I added a Harbor tab to my Backstage catalog entities so I can browse Harbor image
Argo CD, Kubernetes
Auto-Update Backstage Images in Argo CD with Argo CD Image Updater (Harbor + Kustomize + Application Write-Back)
This is a follow up to my previous post, Argo CD is already managing your kubernetes/ folder with Kustomize enabled.
Backstage, Harbor, Jenkins
Build Backstage in Jenkins (Multi-Stage Docker) and Push to Harbor (Short SHA Tags)
This post shows how to build a Backstage app image (a single container image that runs the Backstage backend and
Argo CD, Backstage, Kubernetes
Deploy Backstage with Argo CD (GitOps) on Bare-Metal Kubernetes (Traefik + Wildcard HTTPS + In-Cluster PostgreSQL + Harbor)
This post shows how I manage my Kubernetes Backstage deployment using Argo CD, so Backstage is continuously reconciled from Git
Argo CD, Kubernetes
Deploy Argo CD on Bare-Metal Kubernetes with Traefik + Wildcard HTTPS (Ubuntu 24.04)
This post shows how I deploy Argo CD v3.2.2 into my bare-metal kubeadm Kubernetes cluster, expose it through Traefik at:
Backstage, Kubernetes
Deploy Backstage to Kubernetes (Traefik Ingress, In-Cluster PostgreSQL, Harbor)
This post shows how I deploy my Backstage app (homelab-backstage) into Kubernetes while keeping my existing Backstage instance unchanged. This
Backstage, PostgreSQL
Migrate Backstage Docker Deployment from SQLite to PostgreSQL
This guide shows how to run a production-style Backstage container that uses PostgreSQL (instead of SQLite), with secrets provided through
Backstage, Docker
Run Backstage on Ubuntu 24.04 Using Docker
This guide shows a simple, production-style Docker deployment for a Backstage app that we previously ran from source. Goal: Prerequisites