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.
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...
Microsoft Just Abandoned You - Here's Your Revenge Plan
Hey Reader, On the 14th of October 2025, Microsoft ended support for Windows 10. It will no longer receive security patches, bug fixes, or technical assistance. At the same time, 400 million PCs cannot be upgraded to Windows 11. Each of those PCs has an owner. A human being who has used this PC for several years. The device contains their private photos, personal documents, and bank information. Hackers will steal it all as soon as they find a way. And the countdown has already started. You...
Everyone tells you to learn AI. The hiring managers want Linux.
Hey Reader, Some tech "influencers" will tell you to learn AI to get a tech job. But the best skill to learn to land a tech job in almost any tech domain is Linux. A hiring manager who interviewed 50+ tech candidates said: “Good Linux skills almost always get candidates to the next round. Failing this is enough to disqualify someone.” By the way, if you are looking for a tech job: Apply for the Kube Career Accelerator >> Click Here << I Made a Massive Mistake Learning Linux One of the biggest...
The system I used to quit drugs works for DevOps too
Hey Reader, A student of mine quit his job to go full-time on his DevOps career change. Three weeks later, he was playing video games instead of studying. Here’s why that happens to everyone, and the system that fixes it: The problem is that people rely on willpower instead of systems. I know because I’ve been there. Not with DevOps, with something way harder. I’m a recovering drug addict. I’ve been addicted to alcohol and marijuana for 12 years. Last July I celebrated 7 years of sobriety. I...
Tired of having to go into the office? Read this
Hey Reader, It's 1pm as I'm writing this, and I've just completed one of my 4-hour focused work blocks. I recorded a few personal videos for students in KubeCraft who were stuck and needed some help. After unblocking them I continued working on the new cloud course I'm creating. This morning I had to put on a sweater because it's much colder here in the Netherlands than it was in France. I'm still adjusting because I've just returned from a 3 week trip to the French Riviera. I was working...
72% of companies skip hiring. Do this instead
Hey Reader, The Linux Foundation just dropped a bomb that changes everything. 72% of companies would rather upskill existing employees than hire new DevOps engineers. Let that sink in. You’ve been wasting time polishing your resume when your current company is literally begging to promote people like you. In this week's newsletter I will share the complete DEPLOY framework for landing DevOps jobs for Software Engineers and developers. Real quick, there are still some spots left in my team's...
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.