About

I’m a systems-oriented person by default. I’m most comfortable building, maintaining, and fixing things — whether they are servers, tools, or something physical that needs to keep working over time.

I tend to favor setups that are simple, understandable, and recoverable, both professionally and personally.

Technical Outlook

• FOSS-first
  I prefer open-source software for its transparency, auditability, and long-term sustainability.

• Self-hosting as a default choice
  When a service can be reasonably hosted and maintained locally, I usually do so. This helps me understand the full lifecycle of the system and retain control over my data.

• Privacy concerns
  I avoid unnecessary data exposure and opaque platforms. Data locality and access control matter.

• EU-hosted services preference
  When external services are required, I favor EU-based providers and infrastructure.

• Vendor lock-in awareness
  I design systems so they can be migrated, replaced, or decommissioned. Well, at least I try, it doesn’t always work out.

• Maintainability over cleverness
  Clear setups, good defaults, and documentation are preferred over fragile optimizations.

Outside the Screen

When I’m not working with infrastructure, I tend to stay physically active or build things by hand:

• Spending time in the mountains
• Gravel and mountain biking
• Camping and overlanding with a Toyota and a small trailer
• Building, fixing, or improvising things around the house
• Running and maintaining self-hosted services on a small home server rack
• Eat pasta and drive fasta
• Annoy wife and kid. Daily.

If you made it this far, thanks.