# onedr0p/cluster-template

A template for deploying a Talos Kubernetes cluster including Flux for GitOps

Repository: https://github.com/onedr0p/cluster-template
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cluster-template
Language: YAML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: flux, sops, kubernetes, gitops, cilium, talos, mise
Last push: 2026-08-25T18:07:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1967, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 33, "gap_med": 30, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2794, forks 317 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:22.298315+00:00)

## What it is
A opinionated template for bootstrapping a Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster with Flux GitOps, rendered from a single TOML configuration file via makejinja. It bundles Cilium, cert-manager, SOPS secret management, cloudflared, and automation tooling like Renovate and GitHub Actions.

## Use cases
- bootstrap a kubernetes cluster on bare metal
- set up a talos kubernetes cluster with gitops
- template for home lab kubernetes cluster
- deploy kubernetes with flux and sops
- scaffold a gitops-managed k8s cluster
- set up cilium and cert-manager on talos
- expose home kubernetes apps via cloudflare tunnel

## When to choose
- starting a new home lab or bare-metal Kubernetes cluster from scratch
- wanting an opinionated, batteries-included GitOps setup with Flux
- preferring Talos Linux as the immutable cluster OS

## When to avoid
- managing an existing cluster with a different stack
- needing a managed cloud Kubernetes service
- wanting a minimal, unopinionated cluster setup

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, configuration-management, ci-cd, secrets-management
- domain: self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: talos, flux, gitops, cilium, sops, kubernetes-template, home-lab, makejinja, cloudflared, kubernetes, devops, containers, automation, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- onedr0p/cluster-template (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.298315+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:14:49.365746+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/onedr0p/cluster-template (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:22.298315+00:00, sha e87b693416d9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.