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What I use
The gear, editors, servers, and apps I work with every day.
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/hardware
Hardware and desk setup
The physical workstations, displays, peripherals, and audio gear I rely on daily.
- Primary workstations
- MacBook Air M1 for portable efficiency and silent performance, paired with a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 for Linux and enterprise sysadmin tasks.
- MacBook Air M1 · ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 · macOS & Linux
- Display and monitor
- Xiaomi A27Qi 27-inch 2K IPS monitor for crisp text rendering, side-by-side terminal windows, and monitoring dashboards.
- Xiaomi A27Qi · 2K IPS · 27-inch
- Keyboard and mouse
- Logitech MX Keys paired with a Logitech MX Mouse for comfortable tactile typing and smooth multi-device switching across Mac and ThinkPad.
- Logitech MX Keys · Logitech MX Mouse · Multi-device
- Audio and speaker
- Edifier W800BT Pro wireless headphones for deep focus and noise isolation, alongside an Acmic Mini Boombass speaker for room audio.
- Edifier W800BT Pro · Acmic Mini Boombass
/editor-terminal
Editor, terminal, and shell
My environment for writing automation scripts, code, and managing remote Linux servers.
- Code editors
- VS Code for primary software development and project editing. Vim and Nano for fast, lightweight terminal editing directly over SSH sessions.
- VS Code · Vim · Nano
- Terminal emulators
- iTerm2 on macOS and Terminator on Linux for multi-grid window splitting, custom profiles, and seamless SSH session management.
- iTerm2 · Terminator · macOS & Linux
- Shell and environment
- Fish Shell for intelligent auto-suggestions, tab completion, and clean configuration.
- Fish Shell · Autosuggestions
/infrastructure-sre
Infrastructure and SRE tooling
Server operating systems, containerization, and the observability stack used for managing web hosting environments.
- Server operating systems
- Ubuntu Server, Debian, and AlmaLinux / RHEL for production hosting servers and container environments.
- Ubuntu · Debian · Linux Server
- Containers and orchestration
- Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and Helm charts for containerized application deployments.
- Docker · Kubernetes · Helm
- Web servers and reverse proxies
- Nginx, Caddy, HAProxy, and Cloudflare for high-performance web routing, SSL termination, and CDN security.
- Nginx · Caddy · HAProxy · Cloudflare
- Observability and monitoring
- Grafana dashboards, Prometheus metrics, Loki log aggregation, and Uptime Kuma for uptime monitoring and alerting.
- Grafana · Prometheus · Loki · Uptime Kuma
/software-apps
Software and productivity apps
Applications for password security and team collaboration.
- Password and secrets management
- Bitwarden client paired with a self-hosted Vaultwarden server instance for encrypted secret management and password security.
- Vaultwarden · Bitwarden · Self-hosted
- Communication and messaging
- WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Discord for team collaboration, incident syncs, and community discussions.
- WhatsApp · Telegram · Slack · Discord
/edc-gear
Everyday carry and mobile power
Portable power equipment and gear for working on the move.
- Mobile power station
- EcoFlow River 3 Portable Power Station for keeping laptops, devices, and mobile work setups powered up while on the road or working in the car.
- EcoFlow River 3 · Mobile power · Car setup
- Backpack and adapters
- Water-resistant commuter backpack with GaN fast chargers, an external SSD for backups, and USB-C multiport dongles.
- EDC · GaN charger · Portable SSD
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