Last updated: August 24, 2026
Tools, Hardware & Software I Use
A living document of the physical gear, development tools, SRE infrastructure stack, and applications I rely on day-to-day to build and maintain reliable systems.
Hardware & Desk Setup
The physical workstations, displays, peripherals, and audio gear I rely on daily.
Primary Workstations
MacBook Air M1 for portable efficiency & silent performance, paired with a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 for Linux and enterprise sysadmin tasks.
Display & Monitor
Xiaomi A27Qi 27-inch 2K IPS monitor for crisp text rendering, side-by-side terminal windows, and monitoring dashboards.
Keyboard & Mouse
Logitech MX Keys paired with a Logitech MX Mouse for comfortable tactile typing and smooth multi-device switching across Mac and ThinkPad.
Audio & Speaker
Edifier W800BT Pro wireless headphones for deep focus and noise isolation, alongside an Acmic Mini Boombass speaker for room audio.
Editor, Terminal & 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.
Terminal Emulators
iTerm2 on macOS and Terminator on Linux for multi-grid window splitting, custom profiles, and seamless SSH session management.
Shell & Environment
Fish Shell (Friendly Interactive Shell) for intelligent auto-suggestions, tab completion, and clean configuration.
Sysadmin & CLI Utilities
btop & htop for real-time process monitoring, ripgrep for fast searching, fzf for fuzzy file finding, and tmux for terminal multiplexing.
Infrastructure & SRE Tooling
Cloud platforms, servers, containerization, and observability stack used for managing web hosting environments.
Cloud & Hypervisors
AWS, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Proxmox VE for VPS instances, cloud networking, and hypervisor management.
Server Operating Systems
Ubuntu Server, Debian, and AlmaLinux / RHEL for production hosting servers and container environments.
Containers & Orchestration
Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes (K8s), and Helm charts for containerized application deployments.
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Terraform for declarative cloud provisioning, Ansible for automated server configuration, and Bash/Python scripts.
Web Servers & Reverse Proxies
Nginx, Caddy, HAProxy, and Cloudflare for high-performance web routing, SSL termination, and CDN security.
Observability & Monitoring
Grafana dashboards, Prometheus metrics, Loki log aggregation, and Uptime Kuma for uptime monitoring and alerting.
Software & Productivity Apps
Applications for security, password management, team collaboration, and daily productivity.
Password & Secrets Management
Bitwarden client paired with a self-hosted Vaultwarden server instance for encrypted secret management and password security.
Communication & Messaging
WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and Discord for team collaboration, incident syncs, and community discussions.
Notes & Knowledge Base
Obsidian for local Markdown runbooks and knowledge base, paired with Notion for structured documentation.
Database & API Tools
TablePlus / DBeaver for database management (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis) and Postman / Bruno for API testing.
Everyday Carry & 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.
Backpack & Adapters
Water-resistant commuter backpack with GaN fast chargers, external SSD for backups, and USB-C multiport dongles.
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