Alex Ellis
Reach developers. Create awareness through community.
I help companies understand & explain their value and unique benefits to developers.
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Follow my journey into independent business and Open Source with an Insiders' subscription from GitHub Sponsors.Email me
Contact me via email to ask about services, or to arrange a meeting.New Workshop: Netboot the Raspberry Pi
You'll learn how to netboot one or more Raspberry Pis - either a single host or a whole cluster.
Understand how to netboot the Raspberry Pi, learn what parts you'll need, how they all work together, and finally get rid of those pesky SD cards! From there, it's up to you what you want to run - whether that's Docker, Kubernetes, faasd, or something else.
My eBook: Serverless for Everyone Else
Understand the value of serverless with my new workshop and eBook.
In Serverless For Everyone Else, you'll gain a working knowledge of the value and use-cases of serverless functions. You'll then build your own with Node.js and learn how to secure and monitor them. is a complete guide to self-hosting open-source serverless functions. Understand what you can use it for through practical exercises and examples.
Featured articles & tutorials
Enjoy my latest articles, blog posts, and videos
Technical Blog
Technical writing on: OSS, Go, Serverless, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker & Raspberry Pi.
GitHub Projects
Follow me on GitHub and discover my Open Source projects such as k3sup, arkade, openfaas, inlets and much more.
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Videos, webinars, tutorials, walkthroughs, and public speaking on Cloud Native & Linux.
New The Treasure Trove
My premium content portal where you can learn Golang, download my Raspberry Pi workshop, and get discounted 1:1 mentoring and coaching.Highlighted open source projects
Inlets
Connect services and networks anywhere with the tunnel built for Cloud Native.
OpenFaaS® Serverless Functions Made Simple
OpenFaaS brings a simple, secure and standardised way to build and deploy your applications to Kubernetes.
k3sup - ("ketchup")
Bootstrap multi-node or HA k3s clusters with a simpleinstall and join command over SSH.
arkade - Open Source Marketplace
Discover apps for your Kubernetes cluster with a developer-friendly experience. Contribute, use it locally, or with any cloud.My personal email address is alex@openfaas.com
All services are offered by OpenFaaS Ltd. OpenFaaS Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales with number: 11076587, registered address: Peterborough UK.