https://markelov.dev/tags/homelab/ Recent content in Homelab on Markelov.Dev Hugo en-gb © 2007-2026 Andrey Markelov Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:31:00 +0000 https://markelov.dev/articles/nca-aiio-homelab/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:31:00 +0000 https://markelov.dev/articles/nca-aiio-homelab/ <p><em>Turn an old Windows gaming laptop into a Kubernetes AI lab to prepare for the NVIDIA-Certified Associate: AI Infrastructure and Operations (NCA-AIIO) exam.</em></p> <p>The guide goes from WSL2 and Docker through Kind and the GPU Operator. At the end — <strong>Step 7</strong> — you <strong>run a small LLM on the GPU</strong> (Ollama with a 3B model) to confirm the full stack works for real AI workloads.</p> <h2 id="why-i-built-this-lab">Why I Built This Lab</h2> <p>If you work in an industry that is moving to AI workloads, knowing the NVIDIA AI infrastructure stack helps. That is why I decided to study it.</p>