Blog post: Why my homelab doesn't use Terraform #14

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opened 2026-05-23 20:55:40 +00:00 by coilysiren · 1 comment

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2026-05-23 20:55:40 +00:00

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Originally filed by @coilysiren on 2026-05-03T19:53:33Z - https://github.com/coilysiren/website/issues/1346

🤖 Filed by Claude Code on Kai's behalf.

Working title: Why my homelab doesn't use Terraform (and what it uses instead)

Hook: Bio says Terraform. The homelab doesn't run on it. Here's why, and what shape IaC actually takes when the substrate is one person, one box, and k3s.

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The default "real engineers use Terraform for everything" narrative.
What the homelab actually uses (Pulumi for AWS, invoke tasks for k3s, raw manifests, systemd units committed to infrastructure/).
The cost/benefit math: state files, drift detection, and provider sprawl vs. one operator.
When TF would start to earn its keep here (multi-region, multi-environment, team).
Honest closer: the bio claim is from work, not the homelab; here is the public evidence of the work-side TF use ([link to OSS contribution if/when one lands]).

Why now: turns the portfolio gap into a position piece instead of a credibility tax.

Audience: platform engineers and IaC opinion-havers. Likely to provoke; that is fine.

🤖 Filed by Claude Code on Kai's behalf.

Moved from coilysiren/coilyco-ai#10.

_Originally filed by @coilysiren on 2026-05-03T19:53:33Z - [https://github.com/coilysiren/website/issues/1346](https://github.com/coilysiren/website/issues/1346)_ > 🤖 Filed by Claude Code on Kai's behalf. **Working title:** Why my homelab doesn't use Terraform (and what it uses instead) **Hook:** Bio says Terraform. The homelab doesn't run on it. Here's why, and what shape IaC actually takes when the substrate is one person, one box, and k3s. **Beats:** - The default "real engineers use Terraform for everything" narrative. - What the homelab actually uses (Pulumi for AWS, invoke tasks for k3s, raw manifests, systemd units committed to `infrastructure/`). - The cost/benefit math: state files, drift detection, and provider sprawl vs. one operator. - When TF would start to earn its keep here (multi-region, multi-environment, team). - Honest closer: the bio claim is from work, not the homelab; here is the public evidence of the work-side TF use ([link to OSS contribution if/when one lands]). **Why now:** turns the portfolio gap into a position piece instead of a credibility tax. **Audience:** platform engineers and IaC opinion-havers. Likely to provoke; that is fine. > 🤖 Filed by Claude Code on Kai's behalf. --- *Moved from coilysiren/coilyco-ai#10.*

coilysiren commented

2026-05-30 05:43:04 +00:00

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Iceboxed in the 2026-05-29 backlog burn-down: Speculative blog post draft. Reopen anytime if it becomes real.

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