[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":15},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-tag-en-hardware-selection":3},[4],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"tags":9},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fedge-k3s-hardware-selection-beyond-appliance","Homelabbers Are Ditching ISP Routers for Self-Built PCs. Edge Kubernetes Should Rethink Its Appliance Habit Too","A growing number of individuals are replacing ISP-supplied routers with self-built mini PCs running open-source firmware. The same logic applies to edge Kubernetes: a hardware selection checklist and a GitOps operating model for standardizing dedicated appliances out of the fleet.","2026-08-29",[10,11,12,13,14],"k3s","kubernetes","edge-computing","hardware-selection","network-appliance",1792488957623]