This is just a space for me to share some notes and thoughts. I hope someone finds something useful here. Zola 2025-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 https://suchaboris.com/tags/backups/atom.xml 2025-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 2025-11-16T00:00:00+00:00 Unknown https://suchaboris.com/blog/using-nas-as-a-data-layer-for-k8s/ <p>I have only had time this week for a tiny personal project. And that project was to use my <strong>NAS</strong> as a data persistence layer for at least some of the apps running in my <strong>K8s cluster</strong>. It was surprisingly easy.</p> <p>The setup required tinkering with nodes and <strong>K8s</strong> manifests, but it all went very smoothly. So now I have my <strong>Minecraft</strong> server storing all the data on my NAS via <strong>NFS</strong>, so even if my lab's hardware fails, the data will not be lost. And as I'm running backups on the NAS itself, I can protect the data even more.</p> <p>There is a tiny latency tradeoff. I did notice a bit of a lag in Minecraft, as it has to read and write files a lot. But because all connections are wired and the lab and NAS are on the same switch, it has not been a problem so far. If it becomes worse, I can always revert back to local storage just for one app.</p>