I'm running kubernetes (actually k3s with helm, but that counts, right) on a ludicrously old and underpowered Ubuntu thinclient thats about 10 years old

- https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t620/

I didn't _need_ to, and it was a learning curve to setup that had me crying into my whisky some nights, but its been rock solidly running my various media server and development services for the past few years with no issues.

Sure, its basically a fancy wrapper around a bunch of docker containers, and I use hardly any of the features which k8s brings to the party, but your cold hard logic won't win over the warm and fuzzy feelings I get knowing I did something stupid and it works!