orangepi5

In this blog post, I’ll be my sharing hands-on experience in building a K3s Cluster on the Orange Pi 5 Plus (opi5+) using Armbian as the Operating System (OS) and Ansible. The post is meant as a straightforward guide for anyone looking to replicate the process. I hope it proves helpful for your own setup. Please consider that in some sections, there are references to external guides containing the respective steps. [Read More]

This blog post summarizes my unsuccessful attempt to build a K3s Cluster on the Orange Pi 5 Plus (opi5+) using Fedora CoreOS (FCOS). It also outlines the steps taken before arriving at that conclusion and presents a list of possible alternatives to achieve a similar result. Why Fedora CoreOS? The main reasons behind selecting FCOS as the Operating System (OS) were: Automatic Updates: Fedora CoreOS follows an automated update model, and reboots can also be orchestrated using Zincati. [Read More]

In this guide, we’ll walk through the steps to install libvirt on the Single Board Computer (SBC) Orange Pi 5 (opi5) for running virtual machines (VMs). I’ve compiled these steps after dealing with the opi5 instructions, searching on the internet and communities, and my own experience. I hope this guide helps someone accomplish this task more quickly than I did initially. Installing Orange Pi 5 The first step is to install an Operating System (OS) on the opi5. [Read More]