Kubernetes: Azure Arc in a Talos Kubernetes Cluster

2026-05-23

Azure Arc lets you connect a Kubernetes cluster to Azure and manage it from the portal, regardless of where it runs. In this case, a Talos cluster running on VMware at home, but it could be any Kubernetes cluster running anywhere. The cluster does not need any inbound ports open - the Arc agents run inside the cluster and maintain an outbound connection to Azure.

You also get MFA and Entra ID integration for authentication, and a live view of the cluster's resources in the portal.

Building a VMware SelfService Portal with PowerShell and Azure

2026-04-04

Last month I tried to build a SelfService Portal for VMware vCenter as an alternative to a full automation platform. The goal was to let users provision VMs in minutes, without the overhead that comes with running a full platform. The whole thing runs on Azure services for under $15 per month.

I wanted to see how far I could get using GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to generate most of the code, while still building something I understand and can maintain myself.

VMware-SelfService-Architecture (AI Generated)