Glossary

Ansible

See https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/index.html.

Cluster

In the context of this document it refers most of the time to a Kubernetes Cluster.

The term is also used in the context of some components and applications like PostgreSQL or etcd.

Without further context it does refer to the Kubernetes Cluster.

Instance

An instance of the deployment, typically a cluster created based on this repository. It represents a specific deployment environment with its own configuration, resources, and state.

CloudNativePG

Kubernetes operator for PostgreSQL. See https://cloudnative-pg.io/. Documented in PostgreSQL.

Helm

Package manager for Kubernetes. See https://helm.sh/.

k0s

See https://k0sproject.io/.

k0s-nix

Integrates k0s into NixOS.

See johbo/k0s-nix.

k0sctl

See https://docs.k0sproject.io/head/k0sctl-install/.

Node

Refers to a Kubernetes Node.

PVC

PersistentVolumeClaim

A request for storage in Kubernetes. See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/.

VolSync

Replication and backup of persistent volumes. See https://volsync.readthedocs.io/. Documented in Backup and Restore.