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• homelab created: ‘2026-05-04 14:40’ last_modified: ‘2026-05-04 14:40:00’ status: evergreen confidence: stable

Migrating from MicroK8s to Talos requires rolling node replacement

To transition a live home cluster without catastrophic downtime, the migration must be executed by removing one Raspberry Pi at a time, flashing the new OS, and rejoining it to the cluster. This relies heavily on the fact that Rolling migrations prevent homelab downtime.¹

Footnotes

1. OneUptime. (2026). Migrate from MicroK8s to Talos Linux. ↩