Self-taught Linux and infrastructure engineer transitioning into DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering. I build real things, operate them, troubleshoot them, and document everything — in my homelab and in production.
OS & Systems Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) · Bash · systemd · cron · ufw · networking fundamentals
Containers & Orchestration Docker · Docker Compose · Kubernetes (CKA in progress) · Minikube
Infrastructure as Code Terraform (HashiCorp Certified) · HCL · AWS
Observability Prometheus · Grafana · cAdvisor · node-exporter · Alertmanager
CI/CD & Delivery GitHub Actions · GHCR · Caddy · SSH hardening
Other PostgreSQL · XMPP / Prosody · msmtp · Let's Encrypt · Node.js
| Cert | Status |
|---|---|
| RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) | ✅ Passed — 284/300 |
| HashiCorp Terraform Associate | ✅ Passed |
| CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) | 🔄 In progress |
| Repo | What It Is |
|---|---|
pidupall-prod-infra |
Production deployment — custom Next.js Dockerfile, Docker Compose + Caddy reverse proxy, GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline publishing to GHCR, SSH hardening |
monitoring-for-homelab |
Observability stack — Prometheus + Grafana + cAdvisor + node-exporter via Docker Compose; includes custom dashboards (JSON), alert rules, and documented troubleshooting (Prometheus UID/permissions issue) |
backup-solution-for-homelab |
Backup automation — cron-driven daily incremental + monthly full backups with auto-mount/unmount of backup HDD (ransomware mitigation), structured logging to /var/log/, email alerts via msmtp |
terraform-aws-web-server |
IaC on AWS — Terraform config provisioning an EC2 web server with user_data.sh bootstrap, security groups, and remote state |
k8s-practice |
Kubernetes lab — multi-container deployments on Minikube, inter-service communication, LoadBalancer and ClusterIP service patterns, Node.js workloads |
prosody-setup |
Self-hosted XMPP server — Prosody in Docker Compose with Caddy TLS termination, PostgreSQL on a separate volume, Let's Encrypt certs; documented version constraints and upstream limitations honestly |
I run a self-managed Ubuntu homelab hosting containerised services and game servers (Minecraft, Factorio, Project Zomboid, and others). This is where the monitoring, backup, and self-hosted service projects live in production — real uptime, real incidents, real fixes.
- 📖 Preparing for the CKA exam
- 🏗️ Expanding my DevOps / Platform Engineering portfolio
- 🔍 Actively looking for junior-to-mid DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineering roles
Open to opportunities — feel free to explore the repos or reach out.