Alex Ellis

I wrote a book about Everyday Go techniques, tools and examples based upon 6 years of industry experience on both internal tools at enterprise companies and large open source projects like OpenFaaS. It's my third e-book and reception has been very positive so far, check it out if you're at a beginner/intermediate level.

Grow your own with the Raspberry Pi for less than 30 dollars #growlab is what happens when you combine nature and technology with a global community. Everyone is welcome to join #growlab, whether you're participating in the timelapse contest, or just wanting to connect with others and grow your own. You'll be able to get started for under 30 dollars, less if you already own a Raspberry Pi and a camera module. Participating in a community, giving to others, being present in the current moment and learning new skills have been shown to improve wellbeing.

arkade provides a portable marketplace for downloading your favourite devops CLIs and installing helm charts, with a single command. There's now 44+ contributors, with several regulars forming an essential part of the community.

A few of the highlights https://github.com/readme/alex-ellis https://github.com/alexellis/k3sup https://github.com/alexellis/derek https://blog.alexellis.io https://openfaas.com/ https://inlets.dev/

The team at GitHub interviewed me about my journey with open source and independent business. Find out more about my roots, and what keeps me going.

faasd is OpenFaaS reimagined, but without the cost and complexity of Kubernetes. It runs on a single host with very modest requirements, making it fast and easy to manage. Use it for your side-projects or even at work. To learn use-cases with real-world examples, checkout my eBook Serverless For Everyone Else in the repo.