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09/10/2026

💬 Comment the 3 Rentals + Follow for Ep 9 👇
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AWS vs Azure vs GCP is a FAKE fight. ⚔️🛑
Stop wasting time comparing them. They sell the exact same things with different stickers:
🖥️ Power to run: AWS = EC2 | Azure = VM | GCP = Compute Engine
📦 Storage: AWS = S3 | Azure = Blob | GCP = Cloud Storage
🔒 Private Networking: AWS = VPC | Azure = VNet | GCP = VPC
Learn ONE, and you know all three. 🧠
Beginners: Pick AWS. It has the most entry-level jobs and a great free tier. Switching later takes a day. Don’t compare pricing yet—you’re not Netflix. Learn to rent first.
🎬 Ep 8 - AWS vs Azure vs GCP
Drop the 3 cloud rentals in the comments below! 👇
Cloud Computing / AWS vs Azure / Learn AWS / DevOps Basics / Tech Career

09/09/2026

If you’re paying $20/month for n8n cloud, watch this 🫣

Why this matters: n8n is open source - cloud is what they charge for. Self-host = no limits.

Here’s the breakdown from the reel:

⚡️ Step 1: Create free account on Render -> Go to Web Services

🐳 Step 2: Choose Existing Image and paste the n8n Docker link

💻 Step 3: Select Free instance type -> Deploy

🤖 Result: Your own live n8n instance running with AI Agent + OpenAI Chat Model connected

No monthly fees. Your own automation platform.

My take for beginners: Render is fastest path to production if you don’t want AWS headache yet.
Free tier sleeps after inactivity, so for client work, add a simple cron ping.
For learning & building portfolio? Perfect.

Credits: Vishnu Vijayan Vijayan for the cleanest $0 n8n deploy tutorial 🙏 No fluff.

Follow Charlotte T(Devops Engineer) - I break down Cloud + AI automation for beginners who want real skills 🌸

DevOps

09/09/2026

Everyone told you to “just get more certifications.” They lied. 📜🚫
The ultimate hiring filter in tech is not a multiple-choice exam. It is this question: Can you actually build it? 🛠️
If you have 8 certificates and 0 projects, you are waving a massive red flag to hiring managers. It tells us you know how to pass a test, but you have no idea how to survive in a production environment.
Here is the exact rule you need to follow from now on: 1 Cert = 1 Project.
☁️ EC2 → Don’t just read about it. Host a live website.
🔐 IAM → Create users, break their permissions, and fix them.
🐳 Docker → Containerize a basic Python or Node.js app.
☸️ Kubernetes → Deploy that container to a local cluster.
If you want to know which certifications are actually worth your time:
✅ A-Tier (To Start): AWS Cloud Practitioner or Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
🏆 S-Tier (For the Money): AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Terraform Associate, CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
1 Certification + 5 Real Projects > 8 Certifications + 0 Proof. ✅
Save this roadmap to fix your learning strategy, and hit follow Charlotte T(Devops Engineer) to build a six-figure DevOps career the right way! 👩🏾‍💻

09/08/2026

Remote devops work

09/08/2026

💾 Save this Terminal Cheat Sheet + Follow for Ep 7 👇
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The terminal isn’t just for hackers. It’s literally just texting your computer. 💻📱
Clicking a mouse is slow. Texting is fast. You don’t need to memorize 100 commands to start, just these 5:
📍 pwd → “Where am I?”
🗄️ ls → “What is in here?”
🚪 cd → “Move to another room.”
📁 mkdir → “Make a new folder.”
📖 cat → “Read this file.”
Why does DevOps love it? Configuring 10 servers manually means 100 clicks and guaranteed human error. With a terminal, one script configures all 10 instantly. Plus, remote cloud servers don’t even have a mouse! 🚫🖱️
Ep 6 of The 60 Sec DevOps Show 🎬 Next up: What actually IS the Cloud? ☁️ (No boring textbook definitions).
Save this cheat sheet to conquer your fear of the terminal, and hit follow for Ep 7! 👀👇
Linux Terminal / Learn Linux / DevOps Basics / Cloud Computing / Tech Career / Women in Tech

09/07/2026

Your certificates aren’t why you’re getting rejected 👇
Recruiters don’t hire PDFs. They hire people who can solve problems. 🎯
Instead of your collecting certificates:
☁️ Host a website on AWS
🐳 Dockerize an app
⚙️ Build CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Push everything to GitHub. Document it. 📝
Now you have proof. ✅
Save + Follow Charlotte T(Devops Engineer) 👩🏾‍💻

09/06/2026

💾 Save these 4 Linux commands + Follow for Ep 6 👇
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AWS is just the landlord. Linux is what actually lives inside the rooms. 🐧🏢
The biggest trap beginners fall into is jumping straight into AWS before learning basic Linux commands.
If your app crashes, AWS will still show a green “Running” status because the hardware is technically still turned on. To figure out why the code actually broke, you have to look inside.
You don’t need to be an expert, but you MUST know these 4 commands:
1️⃣ top → Is your app even running?
2️⃣ df -h → Is your server’s storage 100% full?
3️⃣ tail → What does the error log say?
4️⃣ ls -l → Does the app actually have permission to run?
Master the foundation before you build the house. 🛠️
🎬 Ep 5 of The 60 Sec DevOps Show Next up: Why the terminal isn’t scary (it’s literally just texting your PC). 💻
Save these 4 commands for your first AWS outage, and hit follow for Ep 6! 👀👇
Linux Commands / Learn AWS / DevOps Basics / Cloud Computing / Tech Career / Women in Tech

09/05/2026

💬 Comment TECH for the full roadmap + Follow for Ep 5 👇
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It took me 3 years to figure this out. You don’t need 50 DevOps tools to get hired. You just need to master the lifecycle of an application in this exact order:
1️⃣ The Foundation (Linux & Networking) Learn how to SSH into a server, open network ports, and read error logs.
2️⃣ Automation (Git & CI/CD) Build a GitHub Actions pipeline that automatically tests and deploys code the second it gets pushed.
3️⃣ Containers & Cloud (Docker & AWS) Package your app in Docker and deploy it to ONE cloud provider. (Stick to AWS first).
4️⃣ Infrastructure & Observability (Terraform & Grafana) Write your infrastructure as code using Terraform, and set up Grafana alerts so you know exactly when a server goes down.
5️⃣ The Proof (Real Projects) Tutorials won’t get you hired. Build 3 messy projects, break them, and document exactly how you fixed them on your GitHub.
Don’t learn randomly. Follow the order. Build the proof. 🛠️
🎬 Ep 4 of The 60 Sec DevOps Show Next up: The #1 mistake that keeps beginners trapped in tutorial hell for 6 months.
Comment “TECH” and I’ll send you my complete step-by-step roadmap right now! 👀👇
DevOps Roadmap / Tech Career / Learn AWS / Cloud Computing / Tech Industry / Women in Tech
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09/04/2026

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