Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this series, OSS Technologist Dave McAllister sits down with the NGINX community to discuss what they love about open source. Brought to you by F5!
This episode is a Bits & Bytes, where we uncover exciting new projects and technologies that are making waves in the open source tech world. 👾 Today's guest is Marco Kamner, a member of the NGINX community who built the cool and helpful tool CodePen for NGINX. Marco shares insights on building playgrounds for open source tech and how CodePen for NGINX enables users to easily test web server configurations.
Learn how this tool simplifies teaching complex NGINX configurations and enhances collaboration through snippet libraries.
⬢ Check out CodePen for NGINX: tech-playground.com/playgrounds/nginx
⬢ Marco's blog: https://blog.marco.ninja/
Where to find the NGINX Community:
💚 Website – nginx.org
💬 Community Forum – community.nginx.org
⭐ GitHub – github.com/nginx
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/nginxorg
🦋 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nginx.org
Where to find F5:
🔴 Website – f5.com
💬 DevCentral – community.f5.com
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/F5
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to F5 NGINX Community Chats
00:32 - Meet Marco Kamner: Tech Tinkerer and DevOps Engineer
01:14 - Introducing CodePen for NGINX
02:39 - Building and Using CodePen for NGINX
04:02 - Challenges and Enhancements in CodePen
05:37 - Snippet Management and Collaboration
07:07 - Future Developments and Community Involvement
10:52 - Favorite Open Source Projects
12:26 - Closing Thoughts
#NGINX #CodePen #TechTalks #OSS #OpenSource
In this series, OSS Technologist Dave McAllister sits down with the NGINX community to discuss what they love about open source. Brought to you by F5!
This episode is a Bits & Bytes, where we uncover exciting new projects and technologies that are making waves in the open source tech world. 👾 Today's guest is Marco Kamner, a member of the NGINX community who built the cool and helpful tool CodePen for NGINX. Marco shares insights on building playgrounds for open source tech and how CodePen for NGINX enables users to easily test web server configurations.
Learn how this tool simplifies teaching complex NGINX configurations and enhances collaboration through snippet libraries.
⬢ Check out CodePen for NGINX: tech-playground.com/playgrounds/nginx
⬢ Marco's blog: https://blog.marco.ninja/
Where to find the NGINX Community:
💚 Website – nginx.org
💬 Community Forum – community.nginx.org
⭐ GitHub – github.com/nginx
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/nginxorg
🦋 Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/nginx.org
Where to find F5:
🔴 Website – f5.com
💬 DevCentral – community.f5.com
🚀 Twitter – https://x.com/F5
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to F5 NGINX Community Chats
00:32 - Meet Marco Kamner: Tech Tinkerer and DevOps Engineer
01:14 - Introducing CodePen for NGINX
02:39 - Building and Using CodePen for NGINX
04:02 - Challenges and Enhancements in CodePen
05:37 - Snippet Management and Collaboration
07:07 - Future Developments and Community Involvement
10:52 - Favorite Open Source Projects
12:26 - Closing Thoughts
#NGINX #CodePen #TechTalks #OSS #OpenSource
