# erebe/personal-server

Personal server configuration with k3s

Repository: https://github.com/erebe/personal-server
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/personal-server
Language: Just
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:32:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2142, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3156, forks 167 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:46.376070+00:00)

## What it is
A Git-managed configuration and guide for running a personal server on Debian with k3s (lightweight Kubernetes). It covers secrets management with SOPS, automated DNS and TLS, a self-hosted mail server, Nextcloud, backups, Wireguard VPN, and Raspberry Pi cluster nodes.

## Use cases
- set up a personal server with kubernetes k3s
- self-host email and nextcloud on a VPS
- manage server secrets with sops and gpg
- automate TLS certificates with cert-manager and lets encrypt
- build a home lab cluster with raspberry pi nodes
- set up wireguard vpn to bypass firewalls
- git-managed server configuration and automatic deployment

## When to choose
- you want a complete, opinionated walkthrough for self-hosting on a single VPS with k3s
- you want everything (config, secrets, deployments) versioned in git
- you want to learn practical k3s, ingress, cert-manager, and mail server setup

## When to avoid
- you need production-grade, multi-node Kubernetes with high availability
- you want a turnkey tool rather than a documented personal setup to adapt
- you need managed services or enterprise support

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, secrets-management, deployment, self-hosted, configuration-management, backup, networking, security
- domain: self-hosted, infrastructure-as-code, cloud-computing, networking, security, email
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: k3s, personal-server, homelab, wireguard, nextcloud, pihole, sops, lets-encrypt, gitops, tutorial, devops, containers, linux, kubernetes, docker

## Member repositories
- erebe/personal-server (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.376070+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 2026-08-30T07:25:38.104557+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/erebe/personal-server (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:46.376070+00:00, sha 5355b265e6a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.