Exploring Technology Through Hands-On Projects and Real-World Applications
Exploring Technology Through Hands-On Projects and Real-World Applications
Introduction This project documents the first major foundation of my local AI homelab. The goal was not just to install a chatbot or download a single model. I wanted to build a self-hosted AI environment that works more like real infrastructure:…
Dockerized DNS, reverse proxying, monitoring, logging, local AI, and layered network security
This post provides a high-level walkthrough of my Active Directory lab environment.The intent is not to document every step, but to show how the environment is structured, how policies and security controls are applied, and how automation supports…
Introduction For this project, I set up my own WireGuard VPN on the same VPS that hosts my e-portfolio website. Instead of paying for a third-party VPN, I wanted to learn hands-on how VPNs work, how to configure them, and how i would secure them when…
Title: NGFW Daemon — Suricata-Driven Reactive Firewall (IPv4, iptables) Quick take: a Python daemon I built that listens to Suricata’s fast.log, enriches alerts with threat intel (AbuseIPDB + FireHOL), and automatically blocks attacker IPs via iptables.…
As part of my self-study in scripting and Linux, I worked on a challenge designed to test my Bash skills. A prompt asked me to create a script that could scan a directory, identify sensitive or large files, and archive the results with clear logging and…
What this is A Python-based log parser and weather enricher. It demonstrates how to combine multiple Python libraries in a single, cohesive workflow: CLI argument parsing, logging, CSV processing with pandas, live API integration, defensive error…
This blog post walks through how I set up my WordPress job portfolio site using a cloud server, a custom domain, and a bit of trial and error. I’m still early in my learning journey, so this project was mostly about getting hands-on experience with…
Why I built this? I made the Nmap Dashboard as a way to teach myself Python, not just learning the syntax, but actually using it to build something useful. I didn’t want to just follow along with tutorials. I wanted to create a tool that worked, that…
Dockerized DNS, reverse proxying, monitoring, logging, local AI, and layered network security
This post provides a high-level walkthrough of my Active Directory lab environment.The intent is not to document every step, but to show how the environment is structured, how policies and security controls are applied, and how automation supports…