The Great ArgoCD Yak Shave: How a Simple GitOps Dream Sidetracked into a 16GB Harbor & Proxmox Nightmare
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It all started with an innocent, reasonable goal on a lazy Saturday afternoon:
“I just want to test ArgoCD in my homelab.”
That’s it. Just install ArgoCD, hook up a sample repo, and watch green synchronization badges light up like a digital Christmas tree as declarative GitOps magic takes over my local Kubernetes cluster.
A 30-minute side quest. tops.
The Golden Law of Homelab Yak Shaving: No homelab project ever stays within its original scope. A simple software trial will inevitably expand until it consumes your weekend, your RAM, and your will to live.