Systems administration isn't just my job; it's a genuine passion, and one that follows me well beyond office hours. I'm rarely far from a server or an IT project of some kind: when I'm not working, I'm usually tinkering with something in my homelab, breaking it, fixing it, or finding a new way to make it more resilient.

This website is one example: it's fully self-hosted, running alongside a multitude of other personal services I maintain on my own infrastructure. I treat my homelab the way some people treat a garden - something that needs regular attention, that grows and evolves over time, and that occasionally surprises you by not doing what you expected. There's a similar patience involved: you plan things out, you experiment, sometimes you have to start over, and the satisfaction comes as much from the process as from the result.

I specialize in Linux server administration and the broader ecosystem of services that surround it, and I'm equally comfortable managing production environments and exploring personal projects purely for the sake of learning. What draws me to this field is the mix of rigor and curiosity it demands: you need discipline to keep systems stable and secure but also the willingness to keep experimenting, because there's always a better way to set something up.