The keyword you're looking for here is Operator [1]. Kubernetes Operators are custom resources (e.g. Database, Load Balancer, ACME Certificate Entry) that manag

The keyword you're looking for here is Operator [1]. Kubernetes Operators are custom resources (e.g. Database, Load Balancer, ACME Certificate Entry) that manage themselves via a reconciliation loop. If you're looking for a specific piece of infrastructure, search for `<YOUR_TECHNOLOGY> + "operator"`, (e.g. "Postgres Operator", "Kafka Operator", etc...). Once you find an operator for the piece of infrastructure you need, just follow their instructions on how to set it up and configure it. Learning about how operators work is pretty neat and writing your own is fairly simple if you don't find an operator for your use case. Personally I run my personal cluster on K3s [2], secure it with cert-manager [3] and route traffic via the Traefik Operator [4]. Right now I use Litestream for all of my DB needs, but I've heard good things about the Postgres Operator by CrunchyData [5]. 1: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/ https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operat... 2: https://k3s.io/ https://k3s.io/ 3: https://cert-manager.io/ https://cert-manager.io/ 4: https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/providers/kubernetes-ingress/ https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/providers/kubernetes-ingress/ 5: https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator https://github.com/CrunchyData/postgres-operator