𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀! We’re making a few 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 inside the free community to 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 your 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and help you build 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 If you haven’t yet, read the new Start Here post, finish the onboarding, and update your profile ring That will be your foundation 🤝 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 From this week on 𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 and keeping the accountability high here in the free community while @Mischa van den Burg shifts his focus toward the 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 We’re shifting the KubeQuests to 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 because it creates more momentum, more connections, and more consistent progress Every week we set goals, show progress, and build real proof So let’s lock in your focus for the week 👇 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟭: 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) Post your 1–3 DevOps goals for the week in the comments under this post 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣 𝟮: 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗪𝗶𝗻 (𝗙𝗿𝗶/𝗦𝘂𝗻) Before the week ends, reply to your own comment with your status update and your biggest win Whether you completed every goal or not, accountability is what matters 🗓️ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Weeks run from Monday to Sunday 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: See the example below. Each week we'll create a fresh new post to keep the momentum going 🏆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 & 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀: Each week we select a member who submitted both their goals and their update. They will receive a weekly prize and a community shoutout 🌟 Make sure to connect with a few members this week. Share something, help someone, and have fun while you build proof together 🔥 Post your goals today, then return on Saturday or Sunday to share your proof Let’s build some momentum, Crafters 👨‍💻 Good luck this week!! PS: Add a GIF to bring some energy and show your Monday Mood.

I know the feeling of learning all these amazing DevOps and cloud skills, yet wondering: How do I actually put this into practice? A while back, someone guided me to try e-commerce projects. At first, I wasn’t sure how it would help but it became a game-changer: - I got to deploy live systems, handle traffic, and automate processes, skills I’d only practiced in tutorials before. - Every problem I solved gave me real proof of what I could do, not just theory. - It built my confidence, showing me that my knowledge could create actual impact. What I realized is this: growth doesn’t just come from learning, it comes from doing, building, and applying your skills in ways that matter. Have you tried turning your DevOps knowledge into real projects? How did it feel?

Welcome to KubeCraft. The community where (aspiring) DevOps engineers become undeniable. You are not here to collect endless tutorials. You are here to get hired, build real skills, and move forward with people who want the same outcome. Inside KubeCraft, we share one mission: Become a high paid DevOps engineer while solving real world problems together trough DevOps Craftsmanship. You are no longer doing this alone. You are part of a focused group built to push your growth every step of the way. We help you to: • Build real world DevOps skills through projects, challenges, and proof of work • Land your first DevOps role or level up your current one • Stay accountable inside a community that expects action, not excuses You are in the right place if: • You want to become a DevOps or Cloud engineer and are passionate about this craft • You are willing to do the work, ask questions, and support others • You want a real DevOps environment, not another passive course platform Follow these steps: 1. Post your introduction below (and level up to level 2+ fast) 2. Like & reply to other introductions 3. Your onboarding shows how this community works and what is expected 4. You will see exactly how to create momentum fast with the Welcome to the KubeCraft, Crafter. Let’s get to work.

When I first started, I did what most beginners do: begged AI to write my “About Me.” Before that, I looked at profiles of top DevOps freelancers with 100% job success scores and gave those references to AI so it could build something similar for me. Profile looked good. I added 3–4 high-level mindset? I had that in mind that Upwork must be full of big end-to-end DevOps jobs like Blockchain-as-a-Service… but no. Most job posts were small tasks: fix Nginx, set up CI/CD, update a pipeline, restart the universe, etc. I even bought the Upwork premium plan so I could be the first to see every new job. Didn’t help. Competition was wild. I changed my keywords, edited my project catalog, and kept applying. Mostly got ghosted. Sometimes clients viewed my proposal and vanished like I had insulted their ancestors. So I started researching clients outside Upwork – LinkedIn, emails, company websites – to personalize proposals. Surprisingly, it worked. I ended up getting three calls: - One from Upwork (high bidding) - One from LinkedIn (after finding the company name) - One from email (again from company research) But none worked out. One hired someone else, one offered very low pay (I wasn’t ready to accept low budgets then) and one didn’t need DevOps anymore. Still, at least they responded. After dozens of proposals and burning 80+ connects like a ritual sacrifice, finally one client replied to my proposal. Their budget was low, and I needed work + reviews. So we made a deal. Client #1. And that’s how the journey started.

If you’re new to DevOps and don’t have a homelab yet, here’s a simple hands-on project you can run fully inside a virtual machine. I built a Minimal DevOps Lab specifically for beginners who want something practical, lightweight, and easy to follow without needing extra hardware. This lab helps you learn the essentials — Linux fundamentals, Git, Docker, Terraform basics, CI/CD workflows — all inside a safe VM environment you can break and rebuild as much as you want. Here’s the repo if you want to dive in:https://github.com/Griffindeetox/minimal-devops-lab If you’re starting your DevOps journey and want a structured, beginner-friendly path, this is a great place to begin. It’s simple, hands-on, and designed to give you confidence before moving into Kubernetes or more advanced topics.