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Ask HN: Appetite for DevOps Screencasts?

Hi, I am putting together a sysadmin/dev/ops screencast site, the kind of thing I wished existed, when I was coming up as a sysadmin. I have produced five episodes so far @ http://sysadmincasts.com/ - Am I on the right track? - Episode ideas? Automation seems to be taking off. Puppet for sure. - General feedback.. Thanks, Jusitn

WestCoastJustin 13y ago
Here's a clickable link: http://sysadmincasts.com/ http://sysadmincasts.com/
cpursley 13y ago
I'm interested in getting notified when new screencasts are available. Where can I add my email address?
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  Okay, I could add a form, or would a RSS feed be better? Maybe I'll add both, and see what the turn out is. Thanks for the suggestion!
  - tptacek 13y ago
    For the love of all that is holy, when people offer you their email addresses, take them! Don't look for alternate ways to engage prospects long term. Get email right, right now. There's a reason email drip marketing is such a hot topic in startupland right now. It turns out that email is a pretty damned effective way to stay engaged with people, especially compared to "hoping someone subscribes to this RSS feed or ever remembers to look at this website again". Don't make your prospects remember things; do the remembering for them. Try using Mailgun instead of an actual email server you run; we've had a lot of good luck with it.
    - WestCoastJustin 13y ago
      Thanks for the detailed comment! Do the remembering for them -- I like that. I'll implement your suggestion asap. I'll checkout Mailgun too!
      - tptacek 13y ago
        You're very welcome. It looks like you've got something people are interested in. Get everyone's email addresses and keep it rolling. Congrats!
      - adient 13y ago
        You'll probably want something more like MailChimp than Mailgun for mass emailing subscribers.
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  Okay, I have created a mailing list where you can get notified about future episodes via a weekly e-mail. You can signup here: http://sysadmincasts.com/get-notified http://sysadmincasts.com/get-notified
roderick3427 13y ago
I'd say you're on the right track. I wouldn't mind seeing some screencast of the following: - How to setup automated deployment for rails apps, scala play apps, node.js apps and so forth. - How to use Vagrant to simulate an app that uses riak clusters.
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  Cool, I've jotted those down. I'm just loving Vagrant right now! Thanks for the feedback!
  - roderick3427 13y ago
    Vagrant is a very useful tool.
- jyu 13y ago
  I'd like to see setup, automated deployment, and maybe going through some basic troubleshooting when you can't just search for it.
  - WestCoastJustin 13y ago
    Thanks for the feedback!
makerops 13y ago
I also have http://makerops.com http://makerops.com coming soon, look for the first videos 7/1/13
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  Awesome, the more people in this space the better!
capex 13y ago
Very promising. Would like to keep up.
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  Thanks!

WestCoastJustin 13y ago

Here's a clickable link: http://sysadmincasts.com/ http://sysadmincasts.com/

cpursley 13y ago

I'm interested in getting notified when new screencasts are available. Where can I add my email address?

WestCoastJustin 13y ago
Okay, I could add a form, or would a RSS feed be better? Maybe I'll add both, and see what the turn out is. Thanks for the suggestion!
- tptacek 13y ago
  For the love of all that is holy, when people offer you their email addresses, take them! Don't look for alternate ways to engage prospects long term. Get email right, right now. There's a reason email drip marketing is such a hot topic in startupland right now. It turns out that email is a pretty damned effective way to stay engaged with people, especially compared to "hoping someone subscribes to this RSS feed or ever remembers to look at this website again". Don't make your prospects remember things; do the remembering for them. Try using Mailgun instead of an actual email server you run; we've had a lot of good luck with it.
  - WestCoastJustin 13y ago
    Thanks for the detailed comment! Do the remembering for them -- I like that. I'll implement your suggestion asap. I'll checkout Mailgun too!
    - tptacek 13y ago
      You're very welcome. It looks like you've got something people are interested in. Get everyone's email addresses and keep it rolling. Congrats!
    - adient 13y ago
      You'll probably want something more like MailChimp than Mailgun for mass emailing subscribers.
WestCoastJustin 13y ago
Okay, I have created a mailing list where you can get notified about future episodes via a weekly e-mail. You can signup here: http://sysadmincasts.com/get-notified http://sysadmincasts.com/get-notified

roderick3427 13y ago

I'd say you're on the right track. I wouldn't mind seeing some screencast of the following: - How to setup automated deployment for rails apps, scala play apps, node.js apps and so forth. - How to use Vagrant to simulate an app that uses riak clusters.

WestCoastJustin 13y ago
Cool, I've jotted those down. I'm just loving Vagrant right now! Thanks for the feedback!
- roderick3427 13y ago
  Vagrant is a very useful tool.
jyu 13y ago
I'd like to see setup, automated deployment, and maybe going through some basic troubleshooting when you can't just search for it.
- WestCoastJustin 13y ago
  Thanks for the feedback!

makerops 13y ago

I also have http://makerops.com http://makerops.com coming soon, look for the first videos 7/1/13

WestCoastJustin 13y ago
Awesome, the more people in this space the better!

capex 13y ago

Very promising. Would like to keep up.

WestCoastJustin 13y ago
Thanks!