On-Call Engineer Survival Pack

Last Tuesday at 2:47 AM, my phone started buzzing. Production was down, users were angry, and I was staring at a terminal wondering where the hell to start

Sound familiar?

But here’s the thing that saved me: I didn’t need to dig through 47 different wiki pages or remember which Slack channel had the runbook buried somewhere in the history.

I had a simple card taped right next to my monitor with exactly what I needed.

Want to know a secret?

Most on-call incidents aren’t complex technical mysteries. They’re panic-driven searches for basic information that should be at your fingertips.

We all know the drill. The alert goes off. Heart rate spikes. You frantically try to remember: What’s the first step? Where are the logs? Who do I escalate to?

But the difference between a 5-minute fix and a 2-hour disaster isn’t your technical skill.

It’s having the right information when your brain is running on adrenaline and caffeine.

Engineers don’t need another wiki page nobody reads - they need clarity in the moment.

And that’s exactly what I built after one too many 3 AM incidents where I wasted precious minutes hunting for basic procedures.

The On-Call Engineer Survival Pack gives you exactly what you need when everything is on fire.

I’m guessing you’re the type of engineer that:

Takes pride in keeping systems running smoothly

Gets frustrated when process failures make incidents worse than they need to be

Values practical solutions over elaborate documentation systems

Would rather spend 3 AM fixing problems instead of hunting for information

And that’s me too.

So let’s fix this problem together.

When you grab the On-Call Engineer Survival Pack, you’ll get:

Quick Reference Card - A step-by-step guide for incident response that fits on a single page. No scrolling, no searching, just the essential steps in order.

Visual Infographic - A snapshot you can pin in Slack or tape to your wall. One glance gives you everything: escalation contacts, log locations, common fixes, and decision trees.

Both designed by someone who’s been woken up at 2 AM more times than I care to count.

These aren’t theoretical frameworks or best practice documents. They’re practical tools that work when your hands are shaking and the CEO is asking for updates.

Grab the On-Call Engineer Survival Pack here

Keep your systems running,

Rafa

P.S. Don’t let “I’ll create something like this later” stop you. You know how on-call works - there’s always another incident around the corner. Having this ready now means sleeping better tonight.

P.P.S. The pack is designed to be printed and posted. Because when production is down, you don’t want to be hunting through bookmarks on your browser.

P.P.P.S You can grab for free through your preview or by becoming a paid subscriber.