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Hi, I'm Paul 👋

Systems Engineer | Linux and HCI Infrastructure | Enterprise Homelab Enthusiast

I’m a Systems Engineer specializing in Linux infrastructure with a strong focus on enterprise environments. I enjoy managing and automating complex systems, running a sophisticated homelab that mirrors enterprise-grade infrastructure.


🔭 Current Homelab Stuff

My homelab is a hands-on playground that closely mirrors enterprise infrastructure.
It’s been a challenging but rewarding journey—setting up, integrating, and automating all these systems has taught me a lot about troubleshooting, resilience, and real-world IT.

Core Hardware

  • vSphere Cluster:
    • 3× Dell R340
    • 1× Dell R440
    • Total: ~150 GHz CPU, 500 GB RAM, 4 TB vSAN ESA storage
    • 3x Huawei Fusion Server 1288H on Standby
  • Lights Out Management:
    • Dell iDRAC9 and OpenManage Enterprise for remote server control

Virtualization & OS

  • VMware vSphere with vSAN ESA for hyper-converged storage
  • 10+ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 VMs
    • Lifecycle and config managed by Red Hat Satellite 6
  • Cloud-init for automated, repeatable VM deployments
  • vRealize Operations for Logs for ESXi and vCenter Logging

Networking

  • PA-820 Next-Gen Firewall
  • MikroTik SwOS (CSS326 & CSS610) managed switches
  • Arista DCS-7010T48 ToR Switch
  • Brocade VDX6740 40 & 10G Interconnect for Inner-Rack DAC
  • PHPipam for IP address management

Containerization & Orchestration

  • Docker hosts running 50+ containers across 20 Compose stacks
  • Portainer EE for container management
  • Traefik as ingress controller and reverse proxy
  • Zitadel for authentication
  • All HTTPS traffic signed by a private PKI using HashiCorp Vault

Monitoring & Observability

  • Checkmk for infrastructure monitoring
  • Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger for metrics, dashboards, and tracing

Self-Hosted Apps

  • Technitium DNS Server (primary & secondary)
  • Vaultwarden (self-hosted Bitwarden)
  • Planka, Wallos, IT-Tools, PWPusher
  • GitLab for code and CI/CD

💼 Contributions


🛠️ Technologies & Tools

redhat vmware cloud-init linux docker git


📊 GitHub Stats

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Certs

Red Hat Certified System Administrator | EX200


📫 Contact & Portfolio

Feel free to reach out or check out my portfolio website for more about my work and projects:

[email protected]
Portfolio Website


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