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 400,000 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: Valid from:  17/07/2023 17:04
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Latest Blog Posts

High Availability Alertmanager on Kubernetes: No Alerts Left Behind September 4, 2024
PyDis Statistics Part 2: Analysis and Querying August 22, 2024
PyDis Statistics Part 1: Collection June 26, 2024
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Projects

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.

RapidIX

RapidIX is an Internet exchange point present at Interxion LON1.

Python Discord

Python Discord is a programming community with over 400,000 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.

AS211224