Techno Tim | Low Power, Efficient, but Powerful Mini Cluster! #homelab #minipc @TechnoTim | Uploaded June 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 minutes ago.
I built a small, efficient, but powerful mini cluster using Intel NUCs and it's awesome!

Intel NUC 11 - amzn.to/43TK8nS
Intel NUC 12 - amzn.to/3MZjC6C
SAMSUNG 980 PRO SSD 2TB PCIe NVMe - amzn.to/41vUOrk
SAMSUNG 870 EVO SATA - amzn.to/3KQMriU
G.Skill RipJaws DDR4 SO-DIMM Series 64GB - amzn.to/3AlstI8
Mk1 Manufacturing - mk1manufacturing.com/cart.php

See the kit here:
kit.co/TechnoTim/efficient-low-power-powerful-virtualization-server

Want to set these up with Proxmox? No problem!
youtube.com/watch?v=XoObI3L9xNA

Looking to se up a cluster yourself? Check out the video and the docs!
youtube.com/watch?v=CbkEWcUZ7zM

Thanks (Red Shirt) Jeff Geerling for the clip!
youtube.com/@UCR-DXc1voovS8nhAvccRZhg

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00:00 - How to Build a Low Power Cluster
00:18 - Hardware Specs
01:20 - Rack Mounting Intel NUCs
02:17 - Remote Control & Power Control
02:58 - Provisioning the Cluster
03:28 - Why Kubernetes?
03:39 - Automated Install of Kubernetes
04:20 - Kubernetes Policy Management (Today's Sponsor, Datree)
05:46 - Installing a High Availability Kubernetes Cluster
06:51 - Testing High Availability with NGINX
08:57 - Introducing Chaos
10:04 - What Can We Do with a Cluster?
10:35 - How Much Power Does This Cluster Used?
11:20 - What Do I think of a Low Power but Powerful Cluster?

Thank you for watching!