Over-engineering My Home with Kubernetes
summary
Starts with smart bulbs and a Spotify-triggered disco light that runs when the kids play “I like to move it” then explains moving Home Assistant into Kubernetes with a one-liner like kubectl run home-assistant for automatic restarts, exporting health via Prometheus metrics to monitor temperature and uptime, and splitting functionality into MQTT-backed microservices so separate Home Assistant instances handle lights, music and pizza ordering. Claims 1000+ integrations and surviving single-component failures.
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chapters (19)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:22I work at Spotify
- 0:37Home automation
- 0:53My journey
- 1:08Im in control
- 1:23Perfect use case
- 1:38Home Assistant
- 1:53Disco Lights
- 2:08Move It
- 2:23Home Assistant Crash
- 2:38Kubernetes and Home Assistant
- 2:53Cube Kernel
- 3:08Rhino
- 3:23Monitoring Home Assistant
- 3:38Prometheus
- 3:53Restore Magic
- 4:08MQTT
- 4:23Home Assistance
- 4:38Conclusion
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