Syncthing Kubernetes Pod with FluxCD and NFS Mounts

Overview Created a Syncthing pod in Kubernetes cluster managed by FluxCD with dual NFS mounts, SSL certificate via cert-manager, and consolidated LoadBalancer services. Architecture Namespace: syncthing Deployment: Single replica with Recreate strategy Storage: Two NFS persistent volumes SSL: Automatic Let’s Encrypt certificate via cert-manager Load Balancing: Combined TCP/UDP service on single external IP Storage Configuration NFS Mounts # Data mount (Dropbox sync) xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/mnt/media/dropbox → /var/syncthing/dropbox # Config mount (Syncthing configuration) xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/mnt/media/home/nfs/syncthing → /var/syncthing/config Persistent Volumes syncthing-dropbox-pv: 1Ti capacity for sync data syncthing-config-pv: 1Gi capacity for configuration Both use NFS storage class with ReadWriteMany access mode. ...

August 11, 2025 · 5 min · 868 words · Dmitry Konovalov

Plex NFS Performance Optimization - Proxmox Container

How to dramatically improve Plex Media Server performance by optimizing NFS buffer sizes in a Proxmox container environment, reducing system load from 10.76 to 1.39.

August 9, 2025 · 4 min · 827 words · Dmitry Konovalov

Setting up Plex LXC Container on Proxmox with NFS and GPU Passthrough

Overview This guide covers the complete setup of a Plex Media Server running in an LXC container on Proxmox VE, including NFS storage integration and Intel GPU passthrough for hardware transcoding. Environment Details Host: Proxmox VE 8.4.8 (kernel 6.8.12-13-pve) Hardware: Intel N97 processor with integrated UHD Graphics Storage: NFS shares from NAS (nas.my.domain.com) Container: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS template Prerequisites 1. Enable IOMMU on Proxmox Host Ensure IOMMU is enabled in the kernel command line: ...

August 9, 2025 · 5 min · 953 words · Dmitry Konovalov