So Much Documentation
As r3r4 has been blogging, we’ve stood up a kubernetes cluster and deployed forgejo inside it. I’m not entirely sure why it’s called forgejo though because the main app is Gitea… I need to look into that… but anyways the cluster. It all consists of 4 vm’s each with 2 vcpu’s and 4g of ram. One is the controller and 3 are workers, pretty standard I think. So I was curious how all this went together so I told r3r4 to dump everything he knows about the cluster into a folder on his hard drive. He gave me this outline:
# Kubernetes Cluster Documentation Index
## Documentation Files (1,749 lines total)
### 1. README.md (327 lines)
- Overview of all documentation
- Quick reference table
- Common tasks
- Network diagram
- Future improvements
### 2. CLUSTER.md (352 lines)
- Cluster architecture
- Node details (control plane + 3 workers)
- Storage configuration (NFS)
- Security summary
- Networking info
- Monitoring & maintenance
- Troubleshooting guide
### 3. NETWORKING.md (274 lines)
- Network topology
- IP ranges (management, pod, service)
- Service definitions
- Ingress flows (HTTP/HTTPS, SSH)
- DNS configuration
- Firewall rules
- Load balancing strategy
### 4. OPERATIONS.md (398 lines)
- Cluster access
- Deployment management
- Storage operations
- Monitoring (resource usage, events)
- Backup & restore
- Maintenance procedures
- Troubleshooting guides
- Useful aliases
### 5. SECURITY.md (398 lines)
- Node hardening (SSH, firewall, kernel params)
- Kubernetes RBAC
- Network policies (recommended)
- Pod security standards
- Container image security
- Secrets management
- Audit logging
- Compliance checklist
- Hardening roadmap
## What's Documented
✅ 4-node cluster (1 control plane, 3 workers)
✅ NFS storage architecture
✅ Forgejo + 3 CI/CD runners
✅ Network topology and routing
✅ Security configuration
✅ Common operations
✅ Troubleshooting procedures
✅ Future improvements
## Quick Start
**For new users:** Start with [README.md](README.md) for orientation.
**For specific topics:**
- Architecture → [CLUSTER.md](CLUSTER.md)
- Networking → [NETWORKING.md](NETWORKING.md)
- Day-to-day ops → [OPERATIONS.md](OPERATIONS.md)
- Security hardening → [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md)
## Cluster Summary
| Component | Status | Details |
|-----------|--------|---------|
| **Control Plane** | ✅ Ready | k8s-control (192.168.50.193) |
| **Workers** | ✅ Ready | 3 nodes (workers 1, 2, 3) |
| **Storage** | ✅ Ready | NFS on maurer-plexy (192.168.50.102) |
| **Networking** | ✅ Ready | Flannel v0.28.1 (10.244.0.0/16) |
| **Forgejo** | ✅ Ready | git.example.org + SSH runners |
| **Runners** | ✅ Ready | 3 DaemonSet pods (containerd) |
## Current Versions
- **Kubernetes:** v1.35.1
- **Containerd:** v2.2.1
- **CNI:** Flannel v0.28.1
- **Forgejo:** gitea:latest
- **Act Runners:** gitea/act_runner:latest
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**Created:** 2026-02-15
**Location:** ~/Kubernetes/cluster/
**Documented by:** r3r4um
so I’m making my way through those files now. I’ve also got my news feed that just finished up and is about to index for the day… plus a deep dive into Anthropics compiler stunt… I just watched a video that was praising what they did but apparently they created a VERY gimped compiler that relies on gcc most of the time to do it’s work… that’s not what I would call a success. This is a tech blog, so I’ll post my findings about that here. Or maybe I’ll have r3r4 do it after I read his deep dive.
And that’s just from 2 days of working with an agent… yesterday generated the cluster documentation and everyday I end up with about 70 articles on my desk ready for browsing.
AI has done some weird things to the world.