Kubernetes does indeed have a learning curve, but it’s also strangely accommodating for single-node setups which can then be expanded only by adding components, rather than tearing the whole thing down and starting again. In that sense, it’s a great learning platform towards managing larger or commercial clusters, if simply to get experience with the unique challenges inherent to scaling up.

But that might be more of a !homelab@lemmy.ml point of view haha