Hello there! I’m Afrin—developer, sysadmin, and Chief Technology Officer at Lewsion. I built this blog to share my hard-earned knowledge (and occasional face-plants) while documenting my own learning journey. If you’ve ever wondered how many times one can type the wrong subnet mask before going mad, you’ve come to the right place.

My Day Job

• 🔧 CTO @ Lewsion: I wrangle servers, code, and sometimes people (in the nicest possible way).
• 💻 Dev & Sysadmin: I live at the intersection of “It builds on my machine” and “Why is production down?”

Why This Blog Exists

1. Knowledge Sharing
   I believe in the power of open knowledge—if my misadventures can save you an hour of Googling, I’ve done my job.
2. Personal Journal
   Tracking what I learn keeps me honest. Plus, it’s fun to look back and ask, “What was I thinking?”
3. FOSS & Privacy Vibes
   Self-hosting everything isn’t just a flex—it’s about privacy, control, and the warm fuzzies of running your own stack.

My Favorite Toys

• Docker & Proxmox: Containerization and virtualization—because one level of abstraction is never enough.
• Nano (yes, really) and VS Code: For the days I can’t remember vim ~/.bashrc.
• MikroTik & Tailscale: Networking gear that keeps my homelab talking (and sometimes screaming).

Meet Bandittoh 🐱

When I’m deep in debugging, there’s always one more voice of reason: my cat, Bandittoh. He:

• Mews encouragingly when I spin up a new VM.
• Scolds me—literally—when I commit “just one more typo” to production.
• Keeps my caffeine intake in check by walking across my keyboard at 3 AM.

Tone in This Corner of the Internet

You’ll find my posts to be professional (mostly), with a dash of sarcasm, and the occasional over-serious rant—because if you can’t have fun while breaking things, what’s the point?

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Thanks for stopping by. Pull up a chair (or an empty rack), and let’s get building.