Platform Engineer @ SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH
Maintainer of stuttgart-things Β· Stuttgart, Germany π©πͺ
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Kubernetes & GitOps
Languages & Tools
Infrastructure
Event-driven microservice ecosystem for real-time Kubernetes observability
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| homerun2-omni-pitcher | HTTP microservice β accepts JSON events and enqueues them into Redis Streams |
| homerun2-k8s-pitcher | Watches K8s clusters via dynamic informers and pitches real-time events |
| homerun2-core-catcher | CLI microservice β consumes Redis Stream messages via consumer groups |
| homerun2-light-catcher | WLED light controller triggered by Redis Stream events |
| homerun2-scout | Periodic analytics over RediSearch-indexed messages, exposed via REST |
| homerun-chaos-catcher | Creates chaos in Kubernetes clusters from homerun notifications |
| homerun-library | Shared Go library powering the homerun2 ecosystem |
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| machineShop | Git-based CLI for managing configuration-as-code via KCL OCI modules |
| machineShop-operator | Manages Terraform resource lifecycles via Kubernetes custom resources |
| stageTime-server | gRPC server for validating & producing Tekton PipelineRun collections |
| stageTime-creator | Dynamic rendering and creation of k8s manifests from Redis Streams |
| sthingsBase | Core Go module with shared utility functions |
| sthingsCli | Go module with CLI building blocks β surveys, interactive flows |
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| flux | Flux CD infra & app Kustomizations β GitOps source of truth |
| helm | Declarative Helm chart deployment patterns |
| stuttgart-things | Root repo β Flux apps, Packer configs, Helm charts, Dockerfiles |
| platform-engineering-showcase | Composable infrastructure patterns for fast-moving teams |
| docs | Documentation as code β runbooks, snippets, architecture notes |
Terraform Modules
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| vsphere-vm | Build vSphere VMs from vCenter templates |
| proxmox-vm | Build Proxmox VMs from existing templates |
| aws-ec2-vm | Create EC2 instances on AWS |
| vault-base-setup | HashiCorp Vault base setup with PKI and auth backends |
| s3-minio-config | MinIO S3 base setup and configuration |
| flux2-cluster-bootstrap | Bootstrap Kubernetes clusters with Flux2 |
Ansible Roles
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| deploy-configure-rke | Deploy RKE1/2 + full cluster configuration on Linux |
| download-install-binary | Generic role for downloading and installing binaries |
| manage-filesystem | LVM management and Linux filesystem resizing |
| Repo | Description |
|---|---|
| sthings-backstage | Stuttgart-Things Backstage portal β service catalog and IDP |
| platform-engineering-showcase | Reference architecture for composable platform engineering |
[sΛΞΈΙͺΕz] β using modularity to speed up parallel builds
