Kubernetes for Mere Mortals

Hardware Setup

Here we are — a homemade Kubernetes cluster built on ARM hardware. No cloud credits. No expensive servers. Just OrangePis and a USB hub.

Bill of materials:

• 1x Anker 60W PowerPort 6 USB hub (power for all nodes)
• 4x Orange Pi Plus 2E single-board computers

Total cost: well under what a single month of cloud compute would run.