🚀 DevOps Engineer | ⚙️ Tech Explorer | 🏗️ Learner

I'm a DevOps Engineer focused on building and operating reliable, scalable systems.

I work extensively with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation — applying production-grade practices both professionally and in my homelab.

My approach is simple:
don’t just use tools — understand how systems behave under real conditions.

• Design and operate Kubernetes-based platforms
• Build CI/CD pipelines for automated, repeatable deployments
• Implement GitOps workflows using Argo CD
• Manage containerized applications using Docker, Helm
• Improve system reliability through observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki)
• Debug and troubleshoot real-world infrastructure issues
• Automate operational workflows and reduce manual overhead

• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Helm
• Argo CD (GitOps)

• GitHub Actions
• Jenkins
• Bash / Shell scripting

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Loki

• Proxmox (virtualization platform)
• Talos Linux
• Linux systems & networking

I maintain a self-hosted environment designed to simulate real-world DevOps challenges and workflows.

This is not a hobby setup — it is a testbed for production-grade systems.

• Multi-node Kubernetes cluster on bare metal / VMs
• GitOps-driven deployments using Argo CD
• Distributed storage with Longhorn
• Full observability stack (metrics, logs, dashboards)
• CI/CD pipelines integrated with container workflows
• Self-hosted critical services (networking, media, automation)

• Handling node failures and recovery scenarios
• Managing stateful workloads in Kubernetes
• Designing resilient and reproducible deployments
• Operating systems end-to-end (infra → app → monitoring)

• Kubernetes reliability and failure scenarios
• Advanced GitOps and deployment strategies
• Infrastructure as Code improvements
• Scaling and optimizing distributed systems

🌐 https://harish2k01.in/

I document practical implementations and lessons learned from:

• Kubernetes on bare metal
• Homelab as production simulation
• DevOps workflows and tooling

• 🌐 https://harish2k01.xyz/
• 💻 https://github.com/harish2k01
• 🤠 https://linkedin.com/in/harish2k01/

"If it works manually, automate it. If it breaks, understand it."