> platform as a service layer for k8s (specifically k3s)? FWIW:
Maybe you don't need kubernetes: https://endler.dev/2019/maybe-you-dont-need-kubernetes/ Manually install a single node Kubernetes cluster on Debian http://meta.libera.cc/2021/03/manually-install-single-node-kubernetes.html Or run Salt or something and spin up LXC containers.