computers.

[current main rig]

the shoegaze machine

[hardware evolution]

build history

i have been building custom desktop hardware since i was eight years old. what started as a childhood curiosity has evolved into a deep-seated passion for custom watercooling, hardware tuning, and system stability.

• ◇ setup 1 (2012): amd fx chip + gtx 1050ti + 8gb ddr3 ram
• ◇ setup 2 (2016): amd fx chip + gtx 1080 + 16gb ddr3 ram
• ◇ setup 3 (2019): amd ryzen 5 2600x + rtx 2060 super + 16gb ddr4 ram
• ◇ current setup (2022-present): amd ryzen 9 5900x + rtx 3080 oc + 32gb ddr4 ram

[technical infrastructure & homelab]

server & networking ecosystem

architecting and maintaining a self-hosted home lab ecosystem on a headless raspberry pi host and dedicated linux server. this infrastructure relies on isolated docker container networks, automatic caddy ingress with tls termination, and decentralized service orchestration.

• ◇ container orchestration: multi-stack docker compose environments with health checks and auto-restart
• ◇ ingress & routing: caddy reverse-proxy with automated ssl/tls certificates and subdomain routing
• ◇ local dns: adguard home network-wide ad blocking, dns-over-https, and local dhcp management
• ◇ observability: uptime kuma and beszel system monitoring for real-time memory/cpu/disk telemetry
• ◇ cloud storage & backups: automated daily off-site snapshot backups and decentralized vault services