Uses
What I use
The stack, tools, and homelab setup behind my day-to-day work — in the spirit of uses.tech.
Development
- Laravel + Vue.js
- Primary stack for web applications, with Tailwind CSS.
- Drupal
- CMS work and content-heavy builds.
- Flutter & Ionic
- Cross-platform mobile apps.
- Docker
- Local environments and deployments.
- AI-assisted development
- Claude Code in the terminal as a daily driver.
- Terminal-first workflow
- I've preferred living in the terminal since 2018 — old habits hold.
Homelab
- Proxmox
- Hypervisor running the home lab.
- Docker on Linux
- Self-hosted services and experiments.
- Jellyfin
- Media server — and the reason Graveyard Analytics exists.
Hardware
- MacBook Pro
- M3 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD
- PC Setup
- Ryzen 9 5900XT, 48GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 8TB HDD
- Synology DS1517+
- 5-bay NAS for storage and backups.
- Dell OptiPlex 3070
- Mini PC serving in the rack.
Network Rack
- 20U floor rack
- Home for the whole network and homelab stack.
- TP-Link ER605
- Router with dual-WAN failover, part of the Omada SDN setup.
- Internet
- 1Gbps fiber primary with Starlink as automatic backup.
- Omada Controller
- Dockerized — manages the TP-Link network stack.
- TP-Link SG3428X
- 24-port managed switch with 10G SFP+ uplinks.
- TP-Link TL-SG1218MP
- PoE+ switch powering access points and devices.
- TP-Link EAP610-Outdoor & EAP650-Wall
- Omada access points covering outdoors and indoors.
- AMPCOM 2.5GbE switch
- 8-port multi-gig for the fast lane.
- CyberPower UPS
- CP1350EPFCLCD, CP1500EPFCLCD, and VP700ELCD keeping it all up through brownouts.