About this site

Hey, I'm Joe.

Just your friendly neighborhood IT guy — brewing ideas, fixing things that break, and building cool tech along the way.

By day, I manage the IT backbone of a retail company, making sure our HQ and store networks stay online, secure, and humming along. From wrangling servers to smoothing out software issues, I keep the digital engine running — even when tech throws one of its infamous tantrums.

What that means in practice:

Overseeing and maintaining IT infrastructure across HQ and multiple retail stores
Deploying and managing Windows upgrades and system rollouts
Ensuring secure data flows and backups (including store-side safe and cash operations)
Keeping backend systems stable and resilient for everyone, from finance to sales

By night (or whenever the coffee kicks in), I jump into my home lab to get hands-on with:

🖥️ Linux servers & Proxmox VM environments
🧠 Home automation with Home Assistant
🐳 Docker containers and self-hosted web apps
🌐 Captive portals and DIY internet projects
🔐 NAS setups, backups, and remote access

My playground includes:

A self-built home lab with automated backups, VMs, and monitoring
Online projects like Safaura, my cozy little store
Captive WiFi portal systems for small businesses
Custom Ghost CMS setups with Indonesian payment gateways
A fully segmented multi-location network across family homes
Proxmox-powered experiments — from AI services to streaming nodes

Beyond the terminal?

You'll probably find me:

🎮 Gaming & Live Streaming
☕ Brewing another cup of strong black coffee
🧠 Learning something new about open-source tools
💡 Dreaming up a new side project

I love connecting with fellow makers, sysadmins, devs, and tech tinkerers. Whether you're into home labs, open-source, digital minimalism, or just trying to make sense of your own stack — I'm always down to chat.

Let's connect and build something awesome — one idea (and one coffee) at a time.