node // belfast · uk

A private network,
run like a public one.

Infrastructure, self-hosting and automation — built, broken and kept alive by one operator. This is the map.

20+
years in IT
6+
tailnet nodes
24/7
home lab uptime
tinkering
01

What's running

EDGE

Mesh & routing

Tailscale mesh across sites, exit nodes and a public HTTPS gateway. DNS filtered at the edge.

COMPUTE

Home lab

Multi-node Docker stack — a real server rack that happens to live at home.

AUTOMATE

Home assistant

Sensors, energy, cameras and climate stitched together and made to behave.

STORE

Self-hosted apps

Media, vault, e-books and file share — owned, not rented.

SIGNAL

SDR & radio

Weather-fax, ADS-B and streaming radio pulled straight out of the air.

BACKUP

Off-site sync

Nightly encrypted backups on a timer. Boring on purpose.

02

Stack & craft

Printer and hardware repair by trade, infrastructure by obsession. Certified engineer work by day, ports and Python scripts by night. The tools change; the habit of taking things apart doesn't.

DockerTailscaleHome Assistant LinuxPythonnginx rcloneSDRGrafana MQTTC# / .NETOllama
IT & printer repaircertified
Infrastructure & networkingdaily
Automation & scriptingpython
Local AI & toolingllm
Genealogy archivesside quest

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