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+==== 3. Phase 1.5 — Transition to Mini-PC Proxmox Cluster ====
-==== 3. Phase 2 — Mini PC Cluster (Kubernetes / Services) ====
+**Status:** Approved / Planned Change
-**Hardware:** 2 × **MINISFORUM UM890 Pro**
+The two MINISFORUM UM890 Pro units will replace the aging pve1 and pve2 hosts.
+This dramatically reduces power usage while increasing compute capacity.
-===== Purpose =====
+===== New Proxmox Cluster Layout =====
-A dedicated micro-cluster for:
+  * **Node 1:** UM890 Pro — 8-core Ryzen 9 class CPU, NVMe storage
+  * **Node 2:** UM890 Pro — identical hardware for matching performance
+  * **Node 3 (optional later):** Lightweight quorum node (Raspberry Pi 5 or small SFF PC)
-  * Kubernetes learning
+===== Why the Change =====
-  * Moving Docker workloads off VMs
-  * Offloading automation (n8n), monitoring, web, API services
-  * Stable “always-up” personal cloud environment
-===== Benefits =====
+  * >80% reduction in power consumption compared to the i5-2500 & i5-4570 towers
+  * Modern PCIe/NVMe performance
+  * Faster virtualization, faster ZFS caching, better everything
+  * Far smaller footprint
+  * Less heat in the rack
+  * Perfect platform for running modern homelab workloads
-  * Frees Proxmox nodes for VMs and heavy workloads
+===== Proxmox Cluster Behavior =====
-  * More reliable than running many apps inside huge VMs
-  * Enables TorresVault to adopt **GitOps / container-first** design
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+  * Both UM890 Pros run the main VM workloads
+  * The new NAS remains separate and provides storage via:
+    * NFS
+    * SMB
+    * iSCSI (optional)
+  * PBS stays dedicated and is NOT backed up (as intended)
-==== 4. Phase 3 — Proxmox Cluster Evolution ====
+===== Kubernetes Placement =====
-===== Goals =====
+Kubernetes will **NOT** run as baremetal on the Mini PCs.
+Instead:
+  * Kubernetes runs **as VMs inside Proxmox**
+  * Ensures rollback capability
+  * Keeps Proxmox in control of snapshots, HA, backups
+  * Lets you migrate nodes easily
+  * Improves failure domain separation
-  * Add a **third Proxmox node** at some point:
+===== Expected Result =====
-    * Small form factor or older server
-    * Not high performance — for **quorum + migrations + HA-lite**
-  * Introduce **real shared storage**:
+A much cleaner, modern, low-power Proxmox cluster:
-    * NFS or iSCSI from the new NAS
-    * Optional Ceph Nano (long-term)
-  * Add **10GbE** backplane between nodes:
+  * High performance
-    * X550 on new NAS
+  * Highly efficient
-    * SFP+ options for nodes
+  * Easy to maintain
-    * Either DACs or fiber depending on rack distance
+  * More reliable than the current hardware
+  * Built for long-term scaling
-  * Restructure VM placement:
-    * Media workloads → new NAS or pve2
-    * App workloads → Mini PC cluster
-    * Infrastructure → pve1 / pve2 stabilized
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     * ESP devices
     * BLE beacons
-    * Zigbee network (future: Sonoff ZBDongle)
+    * Zigbee network
   * Move more automations from YAML → Blueprint → UI-friendly format
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-==== 10. Long-Term Future (Stretch Goals) ====
-  * Dedicated 42U rack in garage or closet
-  * 25GbE backbone
-  * Ceph cluster (3-node)
-  * Full container conversion of all apps
-  * Multi-zone presence-aware smart home
-  * Cloudflare Zero Trust for external access
-  * Family profiles with custom automation logic
-  * GPU-powered AI video analytics (local)
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 ===== End of Roadmap =====