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K3s

Software Tool · Self-hosted & homelab software · 15 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/homelab

Reddit take

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Pros

  • If you plan to use something like longhorn for pvc creation then k3s would be better cause it’s lighter
  • Just migrated mine to k3s too! (K3s because it can easily integrate with tailscale)
  • Since your workloads are already containerized, I'd suggest to try out k3s (or any other Kubernetes implementation), and set up a ZFS pool (or pools) for storage. Much less overhead than full-blown virtualization, yet similarly easy to s...
  • if you have time and your keen do Kubernetes (k8s) I recommend looking into the slimmed down version k3s, if a container starts to fail or fails another will automatically be spun up so services continue ☺️
  • Parent context: Maybe look at k3s it has less overhead and is easier to manage at a low number of nodes Reply: You are completely right, working with k3s is easy and takes little time to set up.

Cons

  • Does anyone here run K3s on top of Proxmox? I’m trying to figure out the best way to automatically join a Proxmox VM to my K3s cluster on creation.
  • K3S on Ubuntu, managed via Portainer: This was easy to install, but everything is totally foreign to me here. I've been able to spin up a few containers, but the vast majority of the ones there are helm charts are related to managing kub...
  • Now, I plan to install K3s to orchestrate my applications and get my hands dirty on Kubernetes.
  • Hoping to switch to K3s in the next few months.

Sentiment

11 positive (73%) · 3 mixed (20%) · 1 negative (7%)

Trust + time weighted score: +71% · raw score 67%

What redditors said (10 of 15)

If you plan to use something like longhorn for pvc creation then k3s would be better cause it’s lighter
positive · u/A****a · r/homelab · comment · Jul 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Just migrated mine to k3s too! (K3s because it can easily integrate with tailscale)
positive · u/h****X · r/homelab · comment · Dec 30, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Does anyone here run K3s on top of Proxmox? I’m trying to figure out the best way to automatically join a Proxmox VM to my K3s cluster on creation.
mixed · u/w****y · r/homelab · Dec 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Since your workloads are already containerized, I'd suggest to try out k3s (or any other Kubernetes implementation), and set up a ZFS pool (or pools) for storage. Much less overhead than full-blown virtualization, yet similarly easy to snapshot, back up or reinstall from zero.
positive · u/G****s · r/homelab · comment · Jul 28, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
if you have time and your keen do Kubernetes (k8s) I recommend looking into the slimmed down version k3s, if a container starts to fail or fails another will automatically be spun up so services continue ☺️
positive · u/F****4 · r/homelab · comment · Jul 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: Maybe look at k3s it has less overhead and is easier to manage at a low number of nodes Reply: You are completely right, working with k3s is easy and takes little time to set up.
positive · u/s****2 · r/homelab · comment · Jul 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I do- recommend rancher + k3s. Lightweight, reliable, easy to maintain and update.
positive · u/H****d · r/homelab · comment · Jul 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Maybe look at k3s it has less overhead and is easier to manage at a low number of nodes
positive · u/A****9 · r/homelab · comment · Jul 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If it's just the application side then I would suggest a managed solution like k3s/microk8s/k8s for simplicity and your sanity.
positive · u/D****t · r/homelab · comment · Jul 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
K3S on Ubuntu, managed via Portainer: This was easy to install, but everything is totally foreign to me here. I've been able to spin up a few containers, but the vast majority of the ones there are helm charts are related to managing kubernetes, not actually doing anything useful.
negative · u/P****3 · r/homelab · comment · Feb 22, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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