DevOps & Infrastructure

From bare metal
to cloud native

CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, infrastructure as code. The systems that keep your code running reliably, at scale, without drama.

CI/CD Pipelines

Deployments should be boring. Automated testing, staged rollouts, and one-click deployments that just work.

  • GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
  • Automated testing integration
  • Blue-green / canary deployments
  • Automated rollback strategies
  • Environment parity

Containerisation

"It works on my machine" becomes "It works everywhere." Docker for reproducible environments and enhanced security.

  • Docker image optimisation
  • Docker Compose for development
  • Attack surface reduction
  • Isolated build environments (npm, etc.)
  • Reproducible deployments

Cloud infrastructure

Right-sized infrastructure that scales with your needs. No over-engineering, no surprise bills.

  • AWS / DigitalOcean / Hetzner
  • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
  • Load balancing & auto-scaling
  • Managed databases (RDS, managed PG)
  • Cost optimisation

Monitoring & observability

Know what's happening before your users do. Metrics, logs, traces, and alerts that matter.

  • Application Performance Monitoring
  • Log aggregation (ELK, Loki)
  • Uptime monitoring
  • Custom dashboards (Grafana)
  • Alerting & on-call setup

Server administration

Linux server management, security hardening, and performance tuning. From VPS to bare metal.

  • Ubuntu / Debian / CentOS
  • Nginx / Apache configuration
  • PHP-FPM optimisation
  • Firewall & security hardening
  • Backup strategies

Automation & scripting

Automate the repetitive. Bash, Python, and Ansible for consistent, repeatable operations.

  • Ansible playbooks
  • Bash / Python scripting
  • Cron job management
  • Database maintenance scripts
  • Deployment automation

Tools & technologies

The right tool for the job

Docker
Containerisation
K8s
Orchestration
Terraform
IaC
Ansible
Configuration
GitHub
Actions
GitLab
CI/CD
AWS
Cloud
DO
DigitalOcean
Hetzner
EU Cloud
Nginx
Web Server
Grafana
Dashboards
Linux
Ubuntu/Debian

A note on DevOps

DevOps and system administration are not my primary focus—my core expertise is in PHP/Laravel development and security. However, after nearly 30 years of deploying and maintaining applications, I've accumulated deep practical experience in infrastructure.

I'm best suited for projects where DevOps supports the development work, or for organizations that need someone who understands both the application and the infrastructure it runs on. For complex, enterprise-scale infrastructure projects, I can recommend specialised partners.

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