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Focuses on cloud-native and low-level development. Will develop interesting projects in my free time. Happy hacking!

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Linux Cloud Filesystem

Building Alpine Linux Disk Images Without a VM

A script that partitions a file, chroots into it, and produces a bootable Alpine image for BIOS and UEFI, with configurable filesystem, mkfs and mount options.

Sep 05, 2026
28 minute read
Audio Macos Development

Building Audio Insight: An Audio Analyzer That Actually Renders Smoothly

Why I built an open-source audio analysis plugin, how its analyzers work, and what it took to make its Metal interface run smoothly.

Aug 16, 2026
20 minute read
Proxmox VE OVHcloud Kimsufi

Installing Proxmox VE on an OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-5

Notes from turning a budget OVHcloud Kimsufi KS-5 dedicated server into a Proxmox VE host with ZFS, scratch storage, NAT, DHCP, and monitoring.

Jul 06, 2026
27 minute read
Linux Cloud Filesystem

Minimal Alpine Linux on a 1 GB Btrfs Root Disk

A small Alpine Linux install for tiny cloud instances, using a 64 MB /boot partition and a compressed Btrfs root filesystem.

Jun 25, 2026
19 minute read
Macos Dynamic-Libraries Building

Bundling macOS Dynamic Libraries

This post describes how to bundle macOS dynamic libraries, with portable QEMU build as an example.

Jun 08, 2026
7 minute read
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