The KubeCraft Newsletter
Weekly DevOps career tips and technical deep dives. My mission is to help you land your next DevOps, Platform Engineering or SRE role, even if you are brand new. I went from nurse to DevOps and I can help you do the same.
Why Kubernetes just became recession-proof
Hey Reader, Three months ago, I wrote an article. I said that if you want an infrastructure job in a Fortune 500 company, you should learn Kubernetes. I also claimed that Kubernetes would become the AI platform. Hundreds of people said I was wrong. This week, the CNCF dropped its annual survey with the latest data. Let me show you what they found: Kubernetes Won Most of the angry commenters on that article gave me the usual push-back: Almost no company needs Kubernetes It is overkill for...
Stop using AI (for your first year)
Hey Reader, Everyone tells junior engineers to use AI. “Be more productive.” “Let ChatGPT write your code.” “Work smarter, not harder.” This advice is creating an entire generation of helpless engineers. I’ve been mentoring DevOps engineers for years now. I’ve helped 800+ people land six-figure tech jobs. And I’m watching AI ruin careers before they even start. Here’s what nobody wants to tell you: If you can’t function without AI, you’re not an engineer. You’re a prompt typist. And companies...
GitHub just changed the rules on you
Hey Reader, You may have seen the drama around self-hosted GitHub Actions runners. Quick recap: GitHub wanted to start charging for self-hosted runners. This had a massive backlash on social media, and they decided to temporarily reverse that decision. For the time being they are still free, but the message is clear: this will not be free forever. I promise I’m not some kind of seer. But two weeks before this, I decided to start self-hosting my own Git server. I had it on my Homelab Wish List...
What I'm giving away for free next year
Sunday, Dec 28 05:30:09 AM CET 2025 Hey Reader, 2025 has gone by so fast. It was the first year where I had 0 income from being an employee. All of the money I’ve made in 2025 has come from my own businesses, and it feels amazing. And I want as many people as possible to experience the same. This will be my guiding light for the next year. In this newsletter I will share my plans for what is coming, and I think you will like it. I’m going to help a lot of people for free. Autonomy Many of you...
What 99% of DevOps resumes can't hide
Hey Reader, I’ve interviewed DevOps candidates who couldn’t rename 30 files at once. They had AWS certifications. They had Kubernetes experience. They had years on their resume. But when I asked them to automate a simple task without Google, they froze. Here’s the truth most people won’t tell you: Many "DevOps engineers" today are just professional button clickers. They know where the buttons are in the AWS console. They can copy-paste commands from Stack Overflow. But they don't know how to...
Running these apps in my homelab made me $600K
Hey Reader, One of the questions I get often is: so I built my home lab. What do I do with it? And it’s one of my favorite questions to answer. Every week I host several live Q&A calls in KubeCraft. And this question comes up regularly. During these mentorship sessions, I teach my students a process that you won't find anywhere else. So instead of just giving you a list of apps to run, I’ll share my whole thought process so you can decide for yourself. I think that will serve you better than...
I'm leaving Arch Linux. Here's why:
Hey Reader, After 4 years of daily driving Arch Linux, I’m leaving. You may think I’m leaving because Arch Linux breaks often. Or because it’s unstable. But the reason why I’m leaving is actually very different. I’m going to be running my workflow like a Kubernetes cluster. I want a workflow where I can throw my laptop in the sea and restore it on a new machine in 10 minutes. And in this newsletter I’ll explain how I’m going to build the workflow of my dreams, and why I have to leave Arch to...
The Unexpected System That Landed Me A $150K DevOps Job
Hey Reader, When I was coming up in my career, I spent dozens of hours every week watching video courses about Kubernetes. When someone asked me what a CNI was in an interview, I would freeze. I would read the same Azure documentation pages three times over but I still could not remember simple Azure details. At some point I started to wonder if I just wasn’t smart enough for this. Maybe this sounds familiar. You watch courses and read documentation. In the moment it feels like you are truly...
Stop Asking Which Cloud to Learn (Here’s How to Decide in 5 Minutes)
Hey Reader, “Should I learn AWS or Azure?” I get this question every week. And most people overthink it. Here’s the truth: It doesn’t matter as much as you think. Choosing a cloud provider might feel like marrying a woman: you’re making a commitment for life. You’re locking yourself into an ecosystem and attaching yourself to a specific vendor. However, in a 10 year or 20 year view of your career, it matters much less. It doesn’t matter if you have zero tech experience or coming from a sys...
The $200K Skill Everyone Says Is Too Hard (It's Not)
Hey Reader, There are two types of engineers: engineers who are learning Kubernetes and those who haven't read the data. Whenever I post about Kubernetes I always get the same comments: "Kubernetes is overkill" "Kubernetes is too complex" "Almost no company needs Kubernetes" As an example, here's a tweet I made last week with some of its reactions: Similarly, if you scroll tech socials for any amount of time, you're bound to see memes like this: Kubernetes gained this reputation because...
Weekly DevOps career tips and technical deep dives. My mission is to help you land your next DevOps, Platform Engineering or SRE role, even if you are brand new. I went from nurse to DevOps and I can help you do the same.