Sid Palas
@sidpalas.com
DevOops specialist.
I help people and organizations level up their DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure! 👨💻
https://courses.devopsdirective.com/
He/him
I help people and organizations level up their DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure! 👨💻
https://courses.devopsdirective.com/
He/him
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Sid Palas
@sidpalas.com
· Oct 27
Hi, Folks! 👋
I’m Sid. I run the “DevOps Directive” YouTube channel.
I like to talk about:
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Docker/containers
- Kubernetes
- Parenting toddlers
- Lifting weights
- Coffee
- DIY + home improvement
- Track and field / pole vault
I’m Sid. I run the “DevOps Directive” YouTube channel.
I like to talk about:
- DevOps
- Infrastructure as Code
- Docker/containers
- Kubernetes
- Parenting toddlers
- Lifting weights
- Coffee
- DIY + home improvement
- Track and field / pole vault
I just dropped my COMPLETE GitHub Actions course on YouTube! 🚀
3.5+ hrs long, starting with the basics and progressing to a robust system for building, testing, and deploying apps! 💻
The best part? It's FREE! Link below 👇
Thank you to @namespacelabs.com for sponsoring! 🙏
youtu.be/Xwpi0ITkL3U
3.5+ hrs long, starting with the basics and progressing to a robust system for building, testing, and deploying apps! 💻
The best part? It's FREE! Link below 👇
Thank you to @namespacelabs.com for sponsoring! 🙏
youtu.be/Xwpi0ITkL3U
Complete GitHub Actions Course - From BEGINNER to PRO
YouTube video by DevOps Directive
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I just dropped my COMPLETE GitHub Actions course on YouTube! 🚀
3.5+ hrs long, starting with the basics and progressing to a robust system for building, testing, and deploying apps! 💻
The best part? It's FREE! Link below 👇
Thank you to @namespacelabs.com for sponsoring! 🙏
youtu.be/Xwpi0ITkL3U
3.5+ hrs long, starting with the basics and progressing to a robust system for building, testing, and deploying apps! 💻
The best part? It's FREE! Link below 👇
Thank you to @namespacelabs.com for sponsoring! 🙏
youtu.be/Xwpi0ITkL3U
Reposted by Sid Palas
Released Actions Up for interactive GitHub Actions updates. 🔼
It replaces floating version tags with commit SHAs for better security.
Scans all workflows, shows outdated actions, lets you choose what to update, and adds version comments for readability.
github.com/azat-io/acti...
It replaces floating version tags with commit SHAs for better security.
Scans all workflows, shows outdated actions, lets you choose what to update, and adds version comments for readability.
github.com/azat-io/acti...
GitHub - azat-io/actions-up: 🌊 Interactive CLI tool to update GitHub Actions to latest versions with SHA pinning
🌊 Interactive CLI tool to update GitHub Actions to latest versions with SHA pinning - azat-io/actions-up
github.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Released Actions Up for interactive GitHub Actions updates. 🔼
It replaces floating version tags with commit SHAs for better security.
Scans all workflows, shows outdated actions, lets you choose what to update, and adds version comments for readability.
github.com/azat-io/acti...
It replaces floating version tags with commit SHAs for better security.
Scans all workflows, shows outdated actions, lets you choose what to update, and adds version comments for readability.
github.com/azat-io/acti...
"Oh, wow! This product looks awesome!"
...checks pricing...
┌────────┐
│ Talk to Sales ➡ │
└────────┘
"Oh, I guess I need to convince myself it's not as awesome as I thought" 😞
...checks pricing...
┌────────┐
│ Talk to Sales ➡ │
└────────┘
"Oh, I guess I need to convince myself it's not as awesome as I thought" 😞
May 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Oh, wow! This product looks awesome!"
...checks pricing...
┌────────┐
│ Talk to Sales ➡ │
└────────┘
"Oh, I guess I need to convince myself it's not as awesome as I thought" 😞
...checks pricing...
┌────────┐
│ Talk to Sales ➡ │
└────────┘
"Oh, I guess I need to convince myself it's not as awesome as I thought" 😞
Nobody:
Me: I think I’ll try replacing the battery and thermal paste on my MacBook
😳
Me: I think I’ll try replacing the battery and thermal paste on my MacBook
😳
May 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nobody:
Me: I think I’ll try replacing the battery and thermal paste on my MacBook
😳
Me: I think I’ll try replacing the battery and thermal paste on my MacBook
😳
What am I about to say here?
April 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
What am I about to say here?
So what exactly do you do?
March 2, 2025 at 2:24 AM
So what exactly do you do?
Looking for your next DevOps role? 👀
I’ve worked with nominal.io for the past 18 months, building DevOps & cloud infrastructure systems.
We are adding a new member to the team!
Infra stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Crossplane, FluxCD, GitHub Actions, Datadog
jobs.lever.co/nominal/cba5...
I’ve worked with nominal.io for the past 18 months, building DevOps & cloud infrastructure systems.
We are adding a new member to the team!
Infra stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Crossplane, FluxCD, GitHub Actions, Datadog
jobs.lever.co/nominal/cba5...
Nominal - Unified Industrial Data Stack
Nominal powers mission-critical engineering with advanced data infrastructure, real-time observability, and analysis tools — all in one collaborative platform.
nominal.io
February 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Looking for your next DevOps role? 👀
I’ve worked with nominal.io for the past 18 months, building DevOps & cloud infrastructure systems.
We are adding a new member to the team!
Infra stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Crossplane, FluxCD, GitHub Actions, Datadog
jobs.lever.co/nominal/cba5...
I’ve worked with nominal.io for the past 18 months, building DevOps & cloud infrastructure systems.
We are adding a new member to the team!
Infra stack: AWS, Kubernetes, Crossplane, FluxCD, GitHub Actions, Datadog
jobs.lever.co/nominal/cba5...
I have received multiple emails from a hair transplant company asking if they can sponsor a video on my [DevOps] YouTube channel 💀
January 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I have received multiple emails from a hair transplant company asking if they can sponsor a video on my [DevOps] YouTube channel 💀
Follow up!
Were you able to develop/intuit the whole thing or did you have to look up and memorize the algorithms?
I can intuit the first two layers but have to look up the algos for the final layer
Were you able to develop/intuit the whole thing or did you have to look up and memorize the algorithms?
I can intuit the first two layers but have to look up the algos for the final layer
How fast can you solve a Rubiks Cube?
December 30, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Follow up!
Were you able to develop/intuit the whole thing or did you have to look up and memorize the algorithms?
I can intuit the first two layers but have to look up the algos for the final layer
Were you able to develop/intuit the whole thing or did you have to look up and memorize the algorithms?
I can intuit the first two layers but have to look up the algos for the final layer
Getting hand, foot, and mouth was not on my bingo card for 2024, but here we are 😳
For anyone who has gotten it as an adult, how screwed am I? (I already have the worst sore throat I can remember)
For anyone who has gotten it as an adult, how screwed am I? (I already have the worst sore throat I can remember)
December 29, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Getting hand, foot, and mouth was not on my bingo card for 2024, but here we are 😳
For anyone who has gotten it as an adult, how screwed am I? (I already have the worst sore throat I can remember)
For anyone who has gotten it as an adult, how screwed am I? (I already have the worst sore throat I can remember)
Potentially controversial opinion: granny smith’s are an s-tier apple 🍏
December 27, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Potentially controversial opinion: granny smith’s are an s-tier apple 🍏
I just switched sidpalas.com, devopsdirective.com, and courses.devopsdirective.com from Plausible to GoatCounter 🐐
I used to self host Plausible, but:
1. The free credits for the VM I was running on expired
2. A couple of times the clickhouse instance storing event data filled up the disk with logs
I used to self host Plausible, but:
1. The free credits for the VM I was running on expired
2. A couple of times the clickhouse instance storing event data filled up the disk with logs
sidpalas.com
sidpalas.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I just switched sidpalas.com, devopsdirective.com, and courses.devopsdirective.com from Plausible to GoatCounter 🐐
I used to self host Plausible, but:
1. The free credits for the VM I was running on expired
2. A couple of times the clickhouse instance storing event data filled up the disk with logs
I used to self host Plausible, but:
1. The free credits for the VM I was running on expired
2. A couple of times the clickhouse instance storing event data filled up the disk with logs
I debate whether or not to purchase things (or which option to buy) long enough that if I spent that time doing client work I could just pay for the item with the extra money... 🙈
November 30, 2024 at 4:27 AM
I debate whether or not to purchase things (or which option to buy) long enough that if I spent that time doing client work I could just pay for the item with the extra money... 🙈
Reposted by Sid Palas
Security pro tip: if you find a USB key on the ground somewhere, DO NOT plug it in to your home computer.
Take it to the office and plug it in there. They have way better software that will mitigate any threats.
Take it to the office and plug it in there. They have way better software that will mitigate any threats.
November 27, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Security pro tip: if you find a USB key on the ground somewhere, DO NOT plug it in to your home computer.
Take it to the office and plug it in there. They have way better software that will mitigate any threats.
Take it to the office and plug it in there. They have way better software that will mitigate any threats.
The cool thing about keeping a workout log is being able to look back and see how much you lifted 5 years ago... 💪
The sad thing about keeping a workout log is being able to look back and see how much you lifted 5 years ago [compared to now]... 😭
The sad thing about keeping a workout log is being able to look back and see how much you lifted 5 years ago [compared to now]... 😭
November 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM
The cool thing about keeping a workout log is being able to look back and see how much you lifted 5 years ago... 💪
The sad thing about keeping a workout log is being able to look back and see how much you lifted 5 years ago [compared to now]... 😭
The sad thing about keeping a workout log is being able to look back and see how much you lifted 5 years ago [compared to now]... 😭
Don’t lose yourself in the Kubernetes!
November 24, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Don’t lose yourself in the Kubernetes!
I'm seriously considering getting the new Mac Mini + portable monitor instead of a MacBook Pro...
Most of the time, I work out of my home office. Once a week I work elsewhere, but at a desk (and already bring keyboard + mouse + iPad for sidecar).
👍 or 👎?
Most of the time, I work out of my home office. Once a week I work elsewhere, but at a desk (and already bring keyboard + mouse + iPad for sidecar).
👍 or 👎?
November 24, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I'm seriously considering getting the new Mac Mini + portable monitor instead of a MacBook Pro...
Most of the time, I work out of my home office. Once a week I work elsewhere, but at a desk (and already bring keyboard + mouse + iPad for sidecar).
👍 or 👎?
Most of the time, I work out of my home office. Once a week I work elsewhere, but at a desk (and already bring keyboard + mouse + iPad for sidecar).
👍 or 👎?
What causes DevOps complexity?
Why do software systems devolve into a world of pain and toil?
It is due to a topic I have named...
The DevOps Chasm! 🧵
Why do software systems devolve into a world of pain and toil?
It is due to a topic I have named...
The DevOps Chasm! 🧵
November 19, 2024 at 1:28 PM
What causes DevOps complexity?
Why do software systems devolve into a world of pain and toil?
It is due to a topic I have named...
The DevOps Chasm! 🧵
Why do software systems devolve into a world of pain and toil?
It is due to a topic I have named...
The DevOps Chasm! 🧵
I refuse to join Bluesky. I don’t want to become part of an Expo chamber.
November 17, 2024 at 12:37 PM
I refuse to join Bluesky. I don’t want to become part of an Expo chamber.
November 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Seeing everyone's KubeCon posts 😢
a woman is looking out of a window and says `` dont mind me ... i 'm having fomo '' .
Alt: conan obrien is looking into of a window and says `dont mind me ... i'm having fomo '.
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Seeing everyone's KubeCon posts 😢
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- Mowing lawns/landscaping 🌱
- Waiting tables 🍴
- Mechanical engineer (Satellites 🛰️ )
- Mechanical engineer (3d printing 🖨️ )
- Mechanical engineer (Lasers 🪩)
- Mowing lawns/landscaping 🌱
- Waiting tables 🍴
- Mechanical engineer (Satellites 🛰️ )
- Mechanical engineer (3d printing 🖨️ )
- Mechanical engineer (Lasers 🪩)
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- yard care and janitorial
- DJ (weddings and church dances)
- Video editor (weddings, a TV show, commercials, high school performances)
- Media digitizer
- data center tech
- Church missionary
- AV tech
- computer lab tech
- yard care and janitorial
- DJ (weddings and church dances)
- Video editor (weddings, a TV show, commercials, high school performances)
- Media digitizer
- data center tech
- Church missionary
- AV tech
- computer lab tech
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- door-to-door vacuum sales
- touring musician (technically got paid for this)
- line cook
- prepress at a printing press
- dishwasher
- call center tech support
- door-to-door vacuum sales
- touring musician (technically got paid for this)
- line cook
- prepress at a printing press
- dishwasher
- call center tech support
November 11, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- Mowing lawns/landscaping 🌱
- Waiting tables 🍴
- Mechanical engineer (Satellites 🛰️ )
- Mechanical engineer (3d printing 🖨️ )
- Mechanical engineer (Lasers 🪩)
- Mowing lawns/landscaping 🌱
- Waiting tables 🍴
- Mechanical engineer (Satellites 🛰️ )
- Mechanical engineer (3d printing 🖨️ )
- Mechanical engineer (Lasers 🪩)
Reposted by Sid Palas
I woke up this morning and reminded myself to live with intentionality.
November 6, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I woke up this morning and reminded myself to live with intentionality.
Just a casual 3.2M line PR… 😳
November 5, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Just a casual 3.2M line PR… 😳