# hobby-kube/guide

Kubernetes clusters for the hobbyist.

Repository: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hobby-kube-guide
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, guide, terraform, security, setup, automation, cluster, digitalocean, scaleway, hetzner-cloud, small-scale, cost-effective, devops
Last push: 2023-09-21T14:37:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3424, "days_push": 1077, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5657, forks 253 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:27.256021+00:00)

## What it is
A guide for hobbyists on setting up and operating a secure, fully functional Kubernetes cluster on budget cloud providers like Hetzner, DigitalOcean, and Scaleway. It is accompanied by modular Terraform recipes that automate the cluster setup.

## Use cases
- set up a small kubernetes cluster on hetzner
- secure private networking for kubernetes with wireguard
- cost-effective kubernetes hosting for hobby projects
- automate kubernetes cluster provisioning with terraform
- configure ingress and tls certificates on a self-managed cluster
- set up distributed block storage with rook
- learn kubernetes cluster security best practices

## When to choose
- you want to self-host a small, secure, resilient Kubernetes cluster on a budget cloud provider
- you prefer opinionated, step-by-step guidance paired with automated Terraform modules
- you need guidance on WireGuard networking, RBAC, ingress, TLS, and persistent storage

## When to avoid
- you need a managed Kubernetes service or enterprise-grade support
- you require a guide that is guaranteed up to date with the latest Kubernetes releases
- you want a turnkey product rather than documentation you follow yourself

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, infrastructure-as-code, container-orchestration, security, deployment
- domain: cloud-computing, self-hosted, tutorials
- platform: cloud
- tags: kubernetes, hobbyist, wireguard, hetzner, digitalocean, scaleway, terraform-modules, cost-effective, cluster-setup, rook, devops, containers, linux, terraform

## Member repositories
- hobby-kube/guide (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:27.256021+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 2026-08-29T17:54:21.591967+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hobby-kube/guide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:27.256021+00:00, sha 0c3cee322106)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.