Git Without GitOps

GitOps ≠ CommitOps

What if we don’t use Git to manage which version of a service is deployed?

July 7, 2025 · 6 min · 1165 words · Benjamin Buetikofer

My Go-Based URL Shortener Project

Shrink.ch, a user-friendly Go-based URL shortener with features auto-generated and custom short URLs, QR-code generation, and visit tracking.

March 15, 2024 · 2 min · 361 words · Benjamin Buetikofer

Bocker - Backup and Restore in Docker

I wrote a tool that puts a backup into a Docker image and stores it on a private repo in Docker Hub.

February 10, 2023 · 4 min · 706 words · Benjamin Buetikofer

Lessons in Ops and SRE

How traveling the Americas shaped my views of Ops, SRE & the World.

May 20, 2022 · 7 min · 1342 words · Benjamin Buetikofer

SREcon 21

My recommended talks of SREcon 21 and of course also mine!

October 15, 2021 · 1 min · 141 words · Benjamin Buetikofer

How To Work Remotely

This post explains the adjustments that were needed to the way we work in the SRE Team at Ricardo when we went fully remote.

November 15, 2020 · 6 min · 1103 words · Benjamin Buetikofer

Why Rails is Awesome

Volunteering at iOverlander made me realize what a productivity enabler Rails is.

March 15, 2020 · 3 min · 548 words · Benjamin Buetikofer