# Proxmox Kubernetes Engine

> Self-hosted tool to deploy HA Kubernetes clusters on Proxmox VE using Cluster API with native storage, load balancing, and CNI.

- **Category:** Container Orchestration
- **Licence:** AGPL-3.0
- **Latest version:** v0.0.7
- **Open source:** oss
- **Tags:** Infrastructure As Code, Cloud, Gitops, Homelab, Proxmox, Kubernetes, Container, Cluster Api, Ha, Cilium, Kube Vip, Proxmox Csi

## Description

PKE automates the creation and lifecycle of highly available Kubernetes clusters on Proxmox VE. It builds on the Kubernetes Cluster API and adds integrations for storage (proxmox-csi), load balancing (kube-vip), and networking (Cilium). The tool targets homelab enthusiasts and small-to-medium businesses wanting a lighter alternative to enterprise platforms. No SSH access to Proxmox hosts is needed. You start with a management VM running K3s, then apply ArgoCD applications to install Cluster API and the PKE ClusterClass. Clusters are defined declaratively as Kubernetes resources.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/caprox-eu/proxmox-kubernetes-engine)
- [Website](https://www.proxmox-kubernetes-engine.eu/)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/Caprox-eu/Proxmox-Kubernetes-Engine)
- [Documentation (Quick Start)](https://github.com/Caprox-eu/Proxmox-Kubernetes-Engine/blob/main/docs/quick-start.md)

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