Chronicles of a Home Data Center: Day 0 Blueprint – Strategizing Kubernetes with a Small-Scale POC

20/08/2025 28 min

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Episode Synopsis

The journey of a thousand servers begins with a single blueprint. In this episode, we move from "why" to "how" and lay out the critical Day 0 plan for your home data center. Discover the power of starting small with a Proof of Concept (POC) using hardware you probably already own. We'll define a simple, powerful first project—hosting a WordPress site with Docker—and provide the hardware and OS recommendations you need to get started without breaking the bank.This podcast episode is the audio version of our blog post: https://wanderings.skill-wanderer.com/blog/day-0-blueprint-a-small-scale-poc