Idk what the author is referring to specifically but I can speak to my experience. I've been running a few single-node k8s clusters for a few years now. On GCP, the control plane fee is waived if you're running in a single region (no $70/mo fee). So basically you only pay for the VM itself.
As a solopreneur, I've saved so much time and money letting k8s run my workloads while I rack up billable hours and build products.
As a solopreneur, I've saved so much time and money letting k8s run my workloads while I rack up billable hours and build products.