About

I am Daesorin, a Systems Administrator with experience using technologies such as Docker, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. This blog was created to share what I learn along the way, to document technical solutions, my peoms, and socio-cultural rants.

🔗Experience

Independent Systems Administrator & Infrastructure Maintainer

• Cloud Provisioning & Management: Deploy, configure, and maintain server infrastructure across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and AWS, focusing on secure networking, resource optimisation, and system uptime.
• Containerisation & Virtualisation: Architect and manage isolated workloads and services using Docker, Podman, and Incus across diverse Linux distributions including Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Alpine, and Rocky Linux.
• CI/CD & Automation: Design and implement automated workflows using Forgejo Actions and GitHub Actions for continuous integration, repository mirroring, and deployment automation.
• System Reliability & Scripting: Develop custom shell automation scripts using Bash and Python to handle system maintenance, monitoring, and automated data backup pipelines.

🔗Skills

• Languages: Bash, Python
• Web Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Django
• Databases: SQLite 3, PostgreSQL
• Infrastructure: Docker/Podman, Incus, CI/CD (Forgejo Actions, GitHub Actions)
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
• Operating Systems: Linux (Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Alpine Linux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux), macOS
• Other Tools: Git, Command Line, Forgejo

🔗Certifications

• CompTIA Linux+ (In Progress)

🔗Interests

• Technology
• Privacy
• Open Source
• Systems Administration

🔗Hobbies

• Reading
• Worldbuilding

🔗Favourite Books

• Anathem by Neal Stephenson
• Blindsight by Peter Watts
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Neuromancer by William Gibson
• Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
• Solaris by Stanisław Lem
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
• The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
• The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin
• Reverend Insanity by Gu Zhen Ren
• The Trial by Franz Kafka
• Ubik by Philip K. Dick

🔗Favourite Movies

• 12 Angry Men
• All the President’s Men
• Children of Men
• Solaris
• Stalker
• The Conversation

🔗Favourite Graphic Novels

• 20th Century Boys
• Billy Bat
• Dai Dark
• Dorohedoro
• Homunculus
• Monster
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
• Pluto
• Vagabond
• Watchmen

🔗Favourite Shows

• Ergo Proxy
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Line of Duty
• Mr. Robot
• One Piece
• Paranoia Agent
• Psycho-Pass
• Severance
• Texhnolyze
• True Detective
• Utopia
• Devs

🔗Favourite Games

• Final Fantasy (I, II, IV, V, VII)
• Fire Emblem (All entries up to Three Houses)
• Persona 3
• Age of Empires
• Hogwarts Legacy

🔗Favourite Board Games

• Chess
• Nonogram