Server Setup & Hardening
infrastructure
Provisioning, firewall/TLS, users, backups, and secure defaults on Linux servers.
- Firewall, TLS, SSH and users
- Backups & recovery drills
- Baseline hardening
Services
Infrastructure that's secure, automated and boring in the best way, so you can get back to your product.
I help small teams and individuals with servers, pipelines, monitoring and self-hosting. If you don't see exactly what you need, ask anyway and we'll figure it out.
Client work runs through Skiddle Labs Pte. Ltd., my own company.
Open to consulting · based in Bangkok (UTC+7)
since 2020
helping clients through Skiddle ID, now part of Skiddle Labs
3 years
as co-founder and DevOps engineer at Aerialite, a security startup
60%
less deployment time after automating Aerialite’s releases
~500M
requests a month served by my free CheckDomain API story
What I can help with
CI/CD Implementation
devops
Build/test/deploy pipelines with GitHub Actions or GitLab CI, environments, and releases.
- GitHub Actions / GitLab CI
- Multi‑env deployments
- Release workflows
Automation with Ansible
automation
Playbooks, roles, inventories, idempotent provisioning and repeatable ops.
- Playbooks & roles
- Inventories & secrets
- Server fleet automation
Self‑Hosting & Homelab Consultation
consulting
Architecture, SSO, backups/restore, monitoring guidance, and safe internet exposure.
- Reverse proxy & TLS
- Single‑sign on (SSO)
- Backups & monitoring guidance
Website Project Setup (Custom or CMS)
web
From Astro/Next.js custom builds to CMS setups (e.g., WordPress, Ghost) with sensible defaults.
- Astro / Next.js
- WordPress / Ghost
- Content & SEO basics
Monitoring Setup (Grafana & Prometheus)
observability
Dashboards, alerting, and metrics pipelines for actionable insights.
- Grafana dashboards & panels
- Prometheus scraping & exporters
- Alertmanager routing & notifications
How it works
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step 1
Tell me about it
Email what you need, your goal, timeline and constraints. The template below helps.
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step 2
Get a plan
I reply with next steps and a lightweight plan, so you know what you’re getting before we start.
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step 3
Build it
I set it up, keep you posted, and stick to what we agreed.
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step 4
Hand over
You get notes on what was set up and how to run it, so you’re not dependent on me.
What people say
“Jeff helped us set up a firewall at the start of our project. After that we keep consulting with him for any security related issues.”
“Our website and mail setup was done in a matter of hours. Saved us a lot of time and money.”
“My homelab is messed before. After consulting with Jeff, it is now stable, monitored, and easy to maintain. Thanks a lot!”
Tell me about your project
A few lines is plenty. The email button opens with a short template so you don't have to think about what to include:
- what you need help with
- what "done" looks like
- your timeline
- your current setup and any constraints