Uses
Tools and gear I rely on daily. Inspired by uses.tech.
Hardware
- LaptopLenovo Yoga Slim 6 — my primary machine for everything
- On-Prem ClusterMulti-node Kubernetes cluster running on Proxmox VE at work
OS & Shell
- LinuxRocky Linux on servers, Ubuntu/Debian for local VMs
- Windows + WSL2Daily driver with WSL2 for a native Linux shell experience
- Bash / ZshBash for scripts, Zsh with Starship for a fast interactive shell
Editor & Terminal
- VS CodePrimary editor — extensions for Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, and YAML
- VimFor quick server-side edits over SSH
- TermoraCross-platform terminal with built-in SSH management and a clean UI
- StarshipMinimal, fast, and customizable shell prompt written in Rust
Infrastructure & DevOps
- KubernetesContainer orchestration — both managed and bare-metal
- TerraformInfrastructure as code across cloud and on-prem
- AnsibleConfiguration management and server provisioning
- HelmKubernetes package management and release templating
- ArgoCD / Flux CDGitOps controllers for automated cluster reconciliation
- DockerContainerization and local development environments
- Proxmox VEHypervisor for on-premises VM and container workloads
CI/CD
- GitHub ActionsPrimary pipeline for open-source and personal projects
- JenkinsSelf-hosted pipelines for enterprise workloads
- GiteaInternal Git hosting with integrated CI at work
Cloud
- AWSEC2, EKS, S3, VPC, ALB, IAM — primary cloud platform alongside GCP
- GCPGKE, Cloud Run, GCS, VPC, IAM — heavily used alongside AWS
- AzureAKS, Azure DevOps, Storage — familiar with the full ecosystem
Monitoring & Storage
- Prometheus + GrafanaMetrics collection and dashboarding for cluster observability
- MinIOS3-compatible object storage for on-prem artifact management
This Site
- Deno + LumeStatic site generator — fast builds, zero JS framework overhead
- VercelProduction hosting with edge CDN, automatic deployments from GitHub
- Deno DeployDev/preview deployments for this site — runs on Deno's global edge network
- Cloudflare PagesDev/preview deployments for this site — fast builds with Cloudflare's CDN