https://ricardojacobs.nl/tags/kubernetes/Recent content in Kubernetes on Ricardo JacobsHugoenFri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ricardojacobs.nl/posts/pxe-boot-talos-cozystack/Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://ricardojacobs.nl/posts/pxe-boot-talos-cozystack/<p>In my <a href="https://ricardojacobs.nl/posts/building-this-blog/">previous post</a> I mentioned three NUCs sitting on a shelf waiting to become a Kubernetes cluster. This is part one: getting the nodes to boot and wiring up the cluster. CozyStack goes on top. That&rsquo;s the next post.</p> <hr> <h2 id="why-pxe" class="relative group">Why PXE? <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100"><a class="group-hover:text-primary-300 dark:group-hover:text-neutral-700" style="text-decoration-line: none !important;" href="#why-pxe" aria-label="Anchor">#</a></span></h2><p>I actually started with USB sticks, one per NUC, each flashed with the same Talos image. It works, but it&rsquo;s a manual process every time: flash, plug in, boot, remove, repeat. I know I&rsquo;ll be rebuilding this cluster more than once, and I didn&rsquo;t want that to involve physical media each time.</p>