$1000 GIVEAWAY To celebrate the 1 year birthday of KubeCraft, we are doing a giveaway! Comment below why you'd want a keyboard like this! Here are the prizes: 1st prize: HHKB Studio Keyboard ($500 value) 2nd prize: Raspberri Pi 5 8gb 3rd prize: Logitech Brio 4K Webcam 4th prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card 5th prize(s): CNCF Certification Discount Codes HOW TO WIN? What do you need to do to participate? Nothing! Just being a member of KubeCraft :) You can still participate by joining KubeCraft today. The winners will be announced in early April. Comment below why you'd want a keyboard like this! https://skool.com/kubecraft

Homelabs are fantastic. They foster an excellent learning environment, provide hands-on experience with enterprise technologies, and allow you to take full control of your data and services. But how safe is your data? How reliable is your setup? Before jumping headfirst into hosting critical services at home, it’s essential to consider some often-overlooked challenges that could turn your homelab into a liability rather than an asset. Storage: More Than Just Disk Space One of the biggest pitfalls of homelabs is storage management. Many enthusiasts underestimate the risks associated with data loss or corruption. Key factors to consider include: Physical Failure – Hard drives and SSDs have a finite lifespan. Without redundancy, a single failure could mean total data loss. Corruption – Power failures, unclean shutdowns, or even bit rot can silently corrupt data over time. Backups – RAID is not a backup. Ensure you have offsite backups or at least a secondary backup strategy. Recovery Planning – Have you tested your restore process? A backup is useless if it can't be restored when needed. Security: Your Data is a Target Running services from home exposes you to cybersecurity risks that many homelab enthusiasts overlook. Consider: External Threats – If your homelab is internet-facing, it is constantly being probed by bots and bad actors looking for vulnerabilities. Data Exfiltration – A breach can mean your sensitive files, passwords, or even identity being stolen. Misconfigurations – Open ports, weak passwords, and outdated software can turn your homelab into an easy target. Network Segmentation – Keeping your homelab on the same network as your personal devices is a recipe for disaster. Implement VLANs or firewalls to isolate services. Reliability: Can You Afford Downtime? Enterprise environments have redundancy, monitoring, and failover mechanisms. Your homelab should too, especially if you’re hosting critical services. Power Protection – A UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is essential to avoid sudden shutdowns and data corruption.

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.

Landing your first DevOps job is hard. But it's not impossible. My mission with KubeCraft is to solve the problem where you need prior experience and verification to land your first job. You can list this on your CV and upon request I will confirm to the employer what you have done and learned. By the end of this internship, you will know MUCH more than I did when I landed my first job. The KubeCraft Internship allows you to go follow a programmed roadmap to gain hands-on experience. It is designed to help you build a portfolio and showcase real-world skills AND work experience on your resume. By completing courses, portfolio projects, and Internship Checklist tasks, you earn points that unlock higher internship titles. The more points you accumulate, the more advanced your Internship Title becomes. 🛠 What You Will Do: ✅ Complete the courses & practical challenges ✅ Submit work to us for review & verification ✅ Build and showcase projects you setup yourself ✅ Receive a reference confirmation for your CV 💡 How It Works on Your Resume & LinkedIn: - You can list this experience on your resume and LinkedIn as "KubeCraft Internship" for the duration of your membership participation. 6 Months Membership = 6 Months Internship. - Upon Employer request we provide verification that you have completed real-world exercises in DevOps. The internship is available for all KubeCraft members. With the internship, courses, and supportive community, you have everything you need to get the career of your dreams. What's stopping you from joining? This is your chance. https://skool.com/kubecraft