Seeking DevOps Opportunities

Hi, I'm Amund Jones

Self-Taught DevOps Engineer & Homelab Enthusiast

I'm building my career in DevOps through hands-on experience running and managing a production-grade homelab. I don't have traditional experience — I have real infrastructure, real problems, and real solutions.

10+

Services Running

24/7

Uptime Target

∞

Curiosity

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homelab-status.sh

$ systemctl status --type=service
● 14 services loaded
  ✓ ssh.service
  ✓ postfix.service
  ✓ cron.service
  ✓ rsyslog.service

$ ss -tlnp | grep LISTEN
  Port 22  → SSH
  Port 25  → Postfix
  Port 9119→ Hermes Dashboard

$ uptime
 | Intel • 8c/16t • 16GB • 1.5TB (Proxmox) | 12c/24t • 32GB • 4TB (app)

All systems operational

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Proxmox Cluster

7 LXC CTs

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AI Instances

3 Hermes Nodes

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Networking

DNS, Ports, Routing

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Monitoring

24/7 Observability

About Me

I'm a self-taught infrastructure enthusiast building a production-grade homelab from the ground up. My journey started with tinkering on a single machine at home, and has grown into a clustered setup: a two-node Proxmox VE cluster running GitLab, TrueNAS, and Kubernetes, with a K3s worker cluster of Raspberry Pis — all running 24/7.

I don't have traditional corporate experience — I have real infrastructure, real problems, and real solutions. Every service I run, every networking puzzle I solve, and every outage I troubleshoot is hands-on learning that I'm eager to bring to a professional team.

✓Proxmox VE with 7 running LXC containers

✓Self-taught through hands-on homelab practice

✓Real infrastructure running production-grade services

✓Passionate about learning by breaking (and fixing) things

Skills Built Through Hands-On Practice

Every skill listed here was learned by setting up real systems, watching them fail, and figuring out how to fix them — no textbooks required.

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Virtualization & Infrastructure

Proxmox VE (LXC virtualization)
Kubernetes (K3s cluster)
Ubuntu Server Administration
Docker & Docker Compose
Network Configuration & Routing
Port Forwarding & DNS

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Services & Applications

GitLab (Self-hosted Git)
Pi-hole (DNS Filtering)
TrueNAS (Cluster Storage)
Uptime Kuma (Service Monitoring)
Nginx Proxy Manager (Reverse Proxy)
Hermes (AI Agent)

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Monitoring & Observability

System Monitoring (CPU, RAM, Disk)
Service Health Checks
Log Management (rsyslog)
Network Port Monitoring
Uptime Tracking

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Systems & Scripting

Linux System Administration
Bash Scripting
Python
Next.js / TypeScript
Troubleshooting & Debugging

My Homelab

A multi-host infrastructure on Proxmox VE, K3s, and bare-metal services. This is where I experiment, learn, and demonstrate real-world DevOps skills.

🏗️Hardware & Virtualization

Host 1 — Proxmox Hypervisor

Processor

Intel

8 cores × 16 threads

Memory

16GB

Storage

1.5TB

Platform

Proxmox VE

6 running LXC CTs • Ubuntu

Host 2 — Proxmox Node

Processor

Intel

12 cores × 24 threads

Memory

32GB

Storage

4TB

Platform

Proxmox VE

GitLab LXC + TrueNAS VM

Host 3 — AI Server

Processor

Apple M4 Pro

12-core CPU • 16-core GPU

Memory

64GB

Storage

1TB

Platform

macOS

LM Studio

⚙️Running Services

GitLab

Self-Hosted Git Server

Active

Pi-hole

Network-wide Ad Blocking

Active

TrueNAS

Cluster Storage (ZFS)

Active

Uptime Kuma

Service Monitoring

Active

Nginx Proxy Manager

Reverse Proxy & SSL

Active

K3s (Kubernetes)

Container Orchestration

Active

Hermes (AI Agents)

AI-Powered Automation ×3

Active

🌐Network Architecture

Internet

│

├── Firewall (Port Forwarding)

│

├── Router / Gateway

│

└── Bare-Metal: Pi-hole (DNS Filtering)

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├── Proxmox VE Cluster (2 nodes)

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├── CT101 — Mike (Hermes Agent)

├── CT102 — Raph (Hermes Agent)

├── CT103 — Donna (Hermes Agent)

├── CT105 — Monitoring / Uptime Kuma

├── CT109 — Nginx Proxy Manager

├── CT111 — K3s Master

├── CT199 — GitLab

└── VM104 — TrueNAS

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├── Bare-Metal: Raspberry Pi 4 ×3 — K3s Workers

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└── Bare-Metal: M4 Pro Mac Mini — AI Server (LLM Inference)

My Learning Journey

I didn't learn infrastructure from a textbook or a classroom. I learned it by setting things up, watching them fail, and figuring out how to fix them.

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Multi-Container Homelab Setup

Building a Real Infrastructure

I set up a two-node Proxmox VE cluster running 7 LXC containers — three Hermes AI agents, Uptime Kuma for monitoring, Nginx Proxy Manager as reverse proxy, a K3s Kubernetes cluster with three Raspberry Pi workers, and GitLab — plus a TrueNAS virtual machine for cluster storage. This isn't a toy setup — it's real infrastructure that runs 24/7, with real consequences when things break.

Proxmox VEUbuntuContainersNetworkingLinuxKubernetesTrueNAS

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Learning by Breaking (and Fixing) Things

Every Day is a New Challenge

Debugging Docker networking issues, troubleshooting why a service won't start, figuring out how to expose services securely — I learn real skills by solving real problems. No tutorial can prepare you for the moment something breaks at 2 AM and you have to figure it out yourself.

TroubleshootingDebuggingScriptingAutomation

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Self-Taught Through Hands-On Practice

My Homelab is My Classroom

I didn't learn infrastructure from a textbook or a classroom. I learned it by setting things up, watching them fail, and figuring out how to fix them. Every service I run, every pipeline I configure, and every outage I troubleshoot is real-world experience — and I'm eager to bring this passion and practical knowledge to a professional team.

Self-TaughtHands-On LearnerProblem SolverReady to Contribute

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in new opportunities and interesting projects. Whether you need infrastructure expertise or want to discuss DevOps, I'd love to hear from you.

Get in Touch

Feel free to reach out through any of these channels. I typically respond within 24 hours.

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