👋 Hi, I'm Sylvain!

I'm a DevOps engineer from France who's passionate about building practical tools that make developers' lives easier.
With 60+ open source projects, I focus on creating reliable, well-tested solutions for real-world problems.

🚀 What I Build

My work spans across several key areas:

🔧 Developer Productivity Tools

• https://github.com/sgaunet/jwt-cli - JWT token manipulation made simple
• https://github.com/sgaunet/calcdate - Date calculations for database queries
• https://github.com/sgaunet/gocrypt - Secure file encryption utility
• https://github.com/sgaunet/mdtohtml - Beautiful Markdown to HTML conversion

🦊 GitLab Ecosystem

• https://github.com/sgaunet/gitlab-backup - Comprehensive backup solution with S3 support
• https://github.com/sgaunet/gitlab-stats - Activity visualization and reporting
• https://github.com/sgaunet/gitlab-mcp - MCP server for AI agent integration

☸️ Kubernetes & Cloud Native

• https://github.com/sgaunet/k8see-exporter - Event monitoring and visualization
• https://github.com/sgaunet/ekspodlogs - EKS pod log management
• Various Ansible roles for tool automation

🤖 AI Integration

• https://github.com/sgaunet/perplexity-go - Go library for Perplexity AI
• https://github.com/sgaunet/pplx - Perplexity CLI with MCP server capabilities

💡 My Philosophy

I believe in:

• Clean, testable code - Every project follows best practices
• Real solutions - Tools born from actual DevOps challenges
• Open source first - MIT licensed for maximum flexibility
• Quality over quantity - Well-documented, maintained projects

🎯 Current Focus

I'm actively maintaining and improving tools that help teams:

• Automate repetitive DevOps tasks
• Monitor and manage Kubernetes workloads
• Integrate GitLab into their workflows
• Bridge the gap between traditional ops and modern AI capabilities

❤️ Why Sponsor?

Your sponsorship helps me:

• Dedicate more time to open source development
• Maintain existing tools with regular updates and security patches
• Create new solutions for emerging DevOps challenges
• Improve documentation and create tutorials
• Support the community through issues and feature requests

Every sponsor motivates me to continue building tools that thousands of developers rely on daily. Whether you use my GitLab backup tools, Kubernetes monitors, or CLI utilities, your support ensures these projects remain free, open, and actively maintained.

🌟 Let's Build Together!

Join me in creating a more efficient DevOps ecosystem. Your sponsorship isn't just supporting code—it's investing in tools that save hours of work for teams worldwide.

Thank you for considering sponsorship! 🙏