infra/docs
Viktor Barzin b9ac942647 nvidia: fix driver install deadlock + extend startup probe
Two compounding issues prevented the GPU driver from installing after
the k8s-node1 kernel rollback to 6.8.0-117-generic (Ubuntu 24.04):

1. **Deadlock**: The k8s-driver-manager init container was stuck waiting
   for nvidia-operator-validator to shut down. The validator's
   driver-validation init container was in an infinite poll loop checking
   for /run/nvidia/validations/.driver-ctr-ready (which only appears after
   a successful driver install). The validator pod had deletionTimestamp
   set but its container remained in Terminating state indefinitely.
   Fix: force-delete the stuck Terminating validator pod to break the
   deadlock (kubectl delete --force --grace-period=0).

2. **Startup probe timeout**: Full driver install on this hardware
   (apt headers ~2min + gcc make -j16 ~12min + file copy ~7min = ~21min)
   exactly exhausted the default 120×10s=20min startup probe window,
   causing SIGKILL (exit 137) at exactly 21 minutes even when the install
   was succeeding. Extended failureThreshold 120→300 (50min headroom).

Documented both root causes + recovery steps in the post-mortem.
values.yaml: add driver.startupProbe.failureThreshold: 300.

Note: the kubectl patch applied during recovery is a temporary fix;
this TF values.yaml change makes it durable via the next TF apply.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-25 11:53:44 +00:00
..
architecture backup pipeline: S1 fixes from 2026-05-24 audit 2026-05-24 16:18:44 +00:00
benchmarks infra/llama-cpp: benchmark report + -fa flag fix 2026-05-10 15:03:16 +00:00
plans docs: Technitium DNS IP — 10.0.20.101 → 10.0.20.201 2026-05-23 08:53:52 +00:00
post-mortems nvidia: fix driver install deadlock + extend startup probe 2026-05-25 11:53:44 +00:00
runbooks immich: bulk-import Anca's Elements photo archive into her account 2026-05-24 14:12:30 +00:00
known-issues.md docs: known-issues entry for the Ubuntu 26.04 / NVIDIA driver gap 2026-05-17 11:15:26 +00:00
README.md [docs] TrueNAS decommission cleanup — remove references from active docs 2026-04-19 16:55:43 +00:00

Infrastructure Documentation

This repository contains the configuration and documentation for a homelab Kubernetes cluster running on Proxmox. The infrastructure hosts 70+ services managed declaratively with Terraform and Terragrunt.

Quick Reference

Network Ranges

  • Physical Network: 192.168.1.0/24 - Physical devices and host network
  • Management VLAN 10: 10.0.10.0/24 - Infrastructure VMs and management
  • Kubernetes VLAN 20: 10.0.20.0/24 - Kubernetes cluster network

Key URLs

  • Public: viktorbarzin.me
  • Internal: viktorbarzin.lan

Architecture Documentation

Document Description
Overview Infrastructure overview, hardware specs, VM inventory, and service catalog
Networking Network topology, VLANs, routing, and firewall rules
VPN Headscale mesh VPN and Cloudflare Tunnel configuration
Storage Proxmox host NFS, Proxmox CSI (LVM-thin + LUKS2), and persistent volume management
Authentication Authentik SSO, OIDC flows, and service integration
Security CrowdSec IPS, Kyverno policies, and security controls
Monitoring Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and observability stack
Secrets Management HashiCorp Vault integration and secret rotation
CI/CD Woodpecker CI pipeline and deployment automation
Backup & DR Backup strategy, disaster recovery, and restore procedures
Compute Proxmox VMs, GPU passthrough, K8s resource management, and VPA
Databases PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and database operators
Multi-tenancy Namespace isolation, tier system, and resource quotas

Operations

  • Runbooks - Step-by-step operational procedures
  • Plans - Infrastructure change plans and rollout strategies

Getting Started

  1. Review the Overview for a high-level understanding
  2. Read the Networking doc to understand connectivity
  3. Check Compute for resource management patterns
  4. Explore individual architecture docs based on your area of interest