# My Private Mini Kubernetes Cluster - Secured by Tailscale

DevFeed: [My Private Mini Kubernetes Cluster - Secured by Tailscale](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/my-private-mini-kubernetes-cluster-secured-by-tailscale-10670.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/tailscale-kubernetes-operator/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2025-11-07T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Virtual Private Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vpn.md>), [5G](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/5g.md>), [rancher](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rancher.md>), [GitOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/gitops.md>), [Ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ubuntu.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>)

Tags: [5g](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/5g.md>), [dark-mode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dark-mode.md>), [firewall](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firewall.md>), [gitops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gitops.md>), [homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/homelab.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [latency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/latency.md>), [rancher](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rancher.md>), [ssd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssd.md>), [tailscale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tailscale.md>), [ubuntu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ubuntu.md>), [unifi-cloud-gateway](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unifi-cloud-gateway.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial documenting a private, three-node RKE2 Kubernetes cluster built on Beelink Mini PCs and connected securely through Tailscale over a 5G WAN. It covers UniFi networking, Ubuntu installation, PiKVM access, cluster bootstrapping, and Flux-based GitOps management.

## Source excerpt

A compact Kubernetes cluster, completely private and connected over 5G - powered by Tailscale. 📺 Watch the video Why Build a Private Kubernetes Cluster? I wanted a way to run a full Kubernetes cluster that I could access securely from anywhere - no open ports, no complicated VPN setup, no public exposure. Tailscale made that possible by creating a secure network for exposing and connect...