Home • Joe Banks

I'm a Software & DevOps Engineer based in the UK, and a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation.

I'm passionate about open-source software, automation, and building communities. I'm always looking for new and exciting projects to work on. I'm interested in a wide range of technologies, but I have a particular fondness for Python, Kubernetes, and Ansible. I also am interested in the nitty-gritty of how the internet works, and have a particular fondness for DNS and BGP.

I work primarily in Python, but am also happy working in JavaScript/TypeScript, Elixir, Golang or Erlang.

I'm co-founder of Python Discord, one of the largest programming communities on the planet with over 380,000 members. I also undertake the role of DevOps Lead for the community, maintaining our Kubernetes and Ansible based infrastructure.

I am also the administrator of the hobbyist AS211224 network, a small, IPv6-only network that I use to experiment with BGP and other networking technologies.

I'm best contacted via email, at joe@jb3.dev, preferably encrypted with the below PGP key.

🔑 PGP Key

You can fetch the below key from https://jb3.dev/pgp.txt or copy the below public key block into your PGP client of choice.

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Comment: a.k.a.:	Joe Banks <psyjb17@nottingham.ac.uk>
Comment: Valid from:	17/07/2023 17:04
Comment: Fingerprint:	509CDFFC2D0783A33CF87D2B703EE21DE4D4D9C9


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Latest Blog Posts

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Projects

AS211224

AS211224 is a small IPv6-only hobbyist network.

DIY DNS

My DIY DNS project replaced the nameservers for jb3.dev with self-hosted BIND nameservers deployed using Ansible. It implements advanced DNS features like DNSSEC, including (fairly secure!) automatic key generation.

Python Discord

Python Discord is a programming community with over 380,000 members from around the globe, I'm a Co-Founder and DevOps Lead for the community. I maintain the Kubernetes cluster which the Python Discord infrastructure resides on.

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