About me

I am a Junior DevOps Engineer in training, focused on building practical infrastructure skills through real projects, hands-on Linux administration, and structured DevOps learning.

My current focus is Linux server administration using Ubuntu Server and Red Hat-based systems such as Rocky Linux, AWS core services, Docker-based deployments, CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI/CD, and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana.

I use practical VPS-based projects to understand how services are deployed, secured, reverse-proxied, documented, monitored, and maintained in a real server environment.

What I'm Doing

  • Linux Server Administration

    Practicing Ubuntu Server, Rocky Linux, SSH, users, permissions, systemd, and firewall basics.

  • Dockerized Deployments

    Running web applications and services with Docker, Docker Compose, and container-based workflows.

  • Cloud & AWS Fundamentals

    Learning AWS core services and cloud infrastructure concepts as part of a structured DevOps path.

  • CI/CD & Automation

    Practicing Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bash scripting, YAML, and automation workflows.

  • Monitoring & Observability

    Learning Prometheus and Grafana to understand server metrics, dashboards, and service monitoring.

  • VPS Infrastructure Projects

    Deploying, securing, documenting, and maintaining real services on a Linux VPS environment.

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Tools & Platforms

  • Linux logo Linux
  • Ubuntu Server logo Ubuntu Server
  • Rocky Linux logo Rocky Linux
  • Docker logo Docker
  • AWS logo AWS
  • GitHub Actions logo GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI/CD logo GitLab CI/CD
  • Jenkins logo Jenkins
  • Terraform logo Terraform
  • Kubernetes logo Kubernetes
  • Prometheus logo Prometheus
  • Grafana logo Grafana

Resume

Education & Training

  1. Computer Engineering Diploma

    Completed

    Technical background in computer systems, hardware, troubleshooting, and practical IT/Networking.

  2. Bachelor in Computer Engineering

    2 of 3 years completed

    Completed two years of a three-year computer engineering completion program before pausing the studies.

  3. DevOps Training Path

    2025 — Present

    Structured DevOps training through KodeKloud, focused on Linux, cloud fundamentals, AWS, Docker, CI/CD, automation, and monitoring.

Practical Experience & Projects

  1. VPS DevOps Portfolio

    2026 — Present

    Deploying and maintaining personal portfolio services on a Rocky Linux VPS using Docker, Caddy, HTTPS, firewalld, and backup workflows.

  2. Docker-Based Web Services

    2026 — Present

    Running multiple web applications as containers behind a shared reverse proxy network.

  3. Ticketing System Project

    In Development

    Building a C#/.NET ticketing system project focused on OOP, project structure, Git workflow, and future database integration.

My Skills

  • Linux Administration
    65%
  • Docker & Docker Compose
    60%
  • Git & GitHub
    60%
  • AWS Fundamentals
    40%
  • CI/CD Basics
    35%
  • Monitoring Basics
    30%

DevOps Notes