Become an Insider and join my journey

When you join GitHub Sponsors you become an Insider because you're joining my independent Open Source journey. You'll be right there with me each week receiving email updates and news on how things are going.

Keep these projects independent, free and actively developed

Are you already a user? Perhaps you just appreciate developer tools that make your job easier. Including: k3sup, arkade, openfaas, inlets and derek.

These projects do not receive external funding, but are free and open source. I don't want to have to shut any of them down, but have to be honest with you. They cost time and money to maintain and develop. This is where you can help.

What do you get? 🧑‍💻

Not only do you get bragging rights about actually supporting Open Source, but all Sponsors get access to a premium newsletter called Insiders Updates. Each week I email you a digest of all my OSS projects covering news, tutorials, events and promotions. As an Insider, you'll also be able to send me content to include for your latest blog posts.

You don't have to specifically use OpenFaaS or inlets in production to take part, although you really should if you do.

Here's a taster of recent Updates on the industry with free additional resources:

• ✉️ Getting Docker, Go and everything else with your new Apple M1 Mac
• ✉️ "How to make PRs and influence maintainers"
• ✉️ "Is Kubernetes right for us?"
• ✉️ "Netbooting the RPi 4 (with free hands-on workshop download)"
• ✉️ "Exploring Kubernetes 1.18 (with free PDF download)"

Treasure Trove 🏝

Qualifying tiers also get complete access to all past Insiders Updates over at The Treasure Trove. Log in with your GitHub account to access over 18 months of updates, tips & tricks, and downloads.

Including:

• ⭐ 20% discount for my eBooks: Netbooting the Raspberry Pi w/ K3s, Serverless For Everyone Else and Everyday Go
• ⭐ Book a 1:1 with Alex at a discounted rate

How my work benefits you 🎯

If you've ever searched for a topic on Go, Docker, Raspberry Pi, or Kubernetes, then the chances are that you've already benefitted from my work. You might have also seen one of my blog posts on Twitter, Reddit, Hacker News or in a newsletter.

As a CNCF Ambassador I volunteer my time to help the community understand how to use and benefit from Cloud Native and open source technology.

OpenFaaS is the largest project with over 27k GitHub Stars, more than 350 contributors, and hundreds of blog posts and conference talks recorded from around the world. This project takes up the majority of my time and focus, but unfortunately, many end-users do not contribute any resources to its upkeep or continued development.

Join me on this journey 🙋‍♂️

Open Source is not sustainable without external funding, and I don't expect GitHub Sponsors to ever pay the bills. So over the past 2 years I've built a Premium Consulting business. I help companies reach developers, show off their technology, get connected with influencers, and to build their own communities.

The more funds we can raise through GitHub Sponsors, then the more I can focus on what you know me for: open source software, technical tutorials, building community, and creating more value for you.

If OpenFaaS creates direct value for your team or workflow, then sponsor openfaas directly.

I believe open-source should stay open and that we need to sustain both people and projects. If you do too, then Sponsor today and join my journey 🏆

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