I build things and write about the hard parts.
Software engineer with 20+ years shipping web applications — from early-stage products to enterprise systems. I care about performance, reliability, and code that holds up under pressure.
This site is where I document what I build, what I learn, and what actually works in production. No fluff, just the real stuff.
Thoughts on development, design, and technology
Learn how to set up Clawdbot, an open-source gateway that turns WhatsApp, Telegram, or Discord into your personal AI assistant. Complete setup guide with practical workflows.
A critical React/Next.js RCE put servers at risk. This post explains what was affected, how to patch safely, and how to harden FreeBSD servers with jails, pkg audit, periodic security checks, and faster upgrade playbooks. Guidance on secret rotation and incident response.
Upgrade from FreeBSD 14.x to 15.0-RELEASE with confidence. This guide walks you through preparation, upgrade methods, pkgbase considerations, and essential post-upgrade checks to ensure a smooth and reliable transition to FreeBSD’s newest release.
FreeBSD 15.0 has arrived, bringing major updates including pkgbase, reproducible builds, enhanced security, and improved hardware support. Discover what’s new in this milestone release and what it means for users, developers, and modern deployments.
Learn how to replace Nginx with Freenginx on FreeBSD in a smooth, step-by-step migration. This guide walks you through installation, config transfer, testing, and optimization so you can upgrade your web server with confidence and zero headaches.
Why this setup n8n is a powerful workflow automation server—self-hostable, extensible, and open-source. The official docs cover installation on many systems. (n8n Docs) FreeBSD is less common for n8n but entirely feasib
Some things I've built recently
MagicMirror module for displaying live data from Google Nest thermostats.
Pong Wars implementation in Rust and WebAssembly.
I'm always open to new opportunities and interesting collaborations.