martin-helmich

Chief Tech Evangelist at @mittwald and open source enthusiast

Funding Links: https://github.com/sponsors/martin-helmich

Name: Martin Helmich
Location: Rahden, Germany
Company: Mittwald CM Service (@mittwald)
Kind: user
Followers: 174
Following: 35
Total stars: 1635
Repositories count: 117
Created at: 2022-11-03T16:32:14.511Z
Updated at: 2024-05-01T10:34:31.801Z
Last synced at: 2024-05-01T10:34:15.835Z

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I am an Open Source enthusiast 🐧 and sci-fi nerd 🚀 from Rahden, Germany. I build and architect cloud platforms with Kubernetes and also build the software that runs on them. In my spare time, I develop and maintain a diverse set of open source libraries and tools. When I find the time, I also write about various Open Source projects (both digitally and old school, on paper) and, when not quarantined at home 😷, also try to speak about them.
🏰 Some projects
Most of my pet projects were born out of some itch that needed scratching.

You like running stuff on Kubernetes? Me, too! A while ago, I implemented a Kubernetes-native SMTP server (still very much a prototype, though) and also provided a small example on how to build your own client for Kubernetes custom resources (accompanied by a blog article). I also manage some of my employer's Kubernetes-related projects, like a Varnish integration for Kubernetes or a controller for replicating secrets (but don't sponsor me for those, I already get paid to work on these, anyway).
DevOps? Yes, please. One of my more active projects is a Prometheus exporter for generating performance metrics from NGINX access logs (or compatible).
Because I started my career in web development, I also have some ties to the TYPO3 and PHP communities. To enable an painless quickstart with TYPO3, I implemented an easy-to-use TYPO3 Docker image and also built a little tool to ensure code quality in TYPO3 projects.
Speaking of PHP, I have multiple PHP libraries published on Packagist that I develop and maintain.