Projects

Practical systems projects with a bias toward reliability and learning.

A selection of infrastructure and automation work across private networks, monitoring, self-hosting experiments, domain setup, and AI-assisted tooling.

Finland-Australia WireGuard/Tailscale network

Private network setup with a Raspberry Pi 4 in Australia running WireGuard, with Tailscale available as a fallback management path.

Problem solved

Keeps long-distance private access recoverable when reboots or updates disturb routing rules and the primary VPN path needs repair.

  • WireGuard
  • Tailscale
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Linux
  • Routing
Private project

Homelab and private infrastructure

A practical collection of personal devices used for testing, self-hosting experiments, automation ideas, and operational learning.

Problem solved

Creates a low-pressure place to test infrastructure ideas across whatever hardware is currently available.

  • Linux
  • macOS
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Steam Deck
  • Desktop PC
  • Automation
Private project

Production monitoring and backups at Utopia Analytics

Operational monitoring and backup work across a Linux server estate of more than 100 systems.

Problem solved

Turns infrastructure behavior into visible signals and keeps recovery processes available when services need investigation or repair.

  • Zabbix
  • Grafana
  • Kibana
  • Borg
  • Barman
  • Linux
Private project

Pokemon Stadium 2 OCR/AI automation project

Private experimental automation project combining game state observation, OCR, and AI-assisted decision workflows.

Problem solved

Explores how visual state extraction and AI-assisted tooling can automate complex interactive workflows.

  • Python
  • OCR
  • AI tooling
  • Automation
  • Emulation
Private project

DNS and email setup for schafer.fi

Professional domain setup currently focused on DNS and planned Cloudflare email forwarding.

Problem solved

Keeps the personal domain maintainable while adding a public contact address without operating a full mail server.

  • Cloudflare
  • DNS
  • Email forwarding
  • Domain management
Private project