[ralala]

Interesting read. I have just setup a very similar cluster this week: 3 node bare metal cluster in a 10G mesh network. Decided for Debian, RKE2, Calico and Longhorn. Encryption is done using LUKS FDE. For Load Balancing I am using the HCloud Load Balancer (in TCP mode). At first I had some problems with the mesh network as the CNI would only bind to a single interface. Finally solved it using a bridge, veth and isolated ports.

[fireflash38]

Using containerd I assume? I've been trying to get RKE2 or k3s play nicely with CRI-O and it's been a long exercise in frustration.

[KyleSanderson]

which distro? it should just work out of the box.