Varnit Goyal

Senior software engineer at ClearStreet focused on cloud-native tooling and home-lab experimentation; known for building an ultra-low-cost multi-node Kubernetes cluster using Rackspace Spot Instances and exploring eBPF and observability.

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Jan 27, 2026 • 27min

Running a Full Kubernetes Cluster for $2 a Month, with Varnit Goyal

Varnit Goyal, a Senior Software Engineer who experiments with cloud-native tooling and home labs. He describes building a full three-node Kubernetes cluster for $2.16/month using Rackspace Spot Instances. He covers bidding and instance-choice strategies, multi-region workers and automated replacement, replacing paid load balancers with Tailscale Funnel, and running real workloads like Kafka and Postgres on a budget.

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