Uses

A snapshot of the hardware, tools, and platforms I use to build data systems, write code, and run my homelab.

💻 Laptop Setup

• Laptop: MacBook Air M4 (16GB RAM / 256GB SSD)
• Monitor: Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G9 (G91SD) Dual QHD QD-OLED, 144Hz
• Peripherals: Logitech MX Keys Keyboard, Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse, HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Headset

🧰 Primary Data Tools

• SQL Server Management Studio
• Visual Studio / VS Code
• Git & Azure DevOps
• Synapse Studio, ADF Studio
• Snowflake Snowsight
• dbt

🧪 Homelab & Self-Hosting

• Proxmox VE 8.3.4 on Dell R730 (2× E5-2650v4, 128GB RAM)
• Storage: Mirrored 128GB SSD (OS), Mirrored 1TB SSD (VMs), 4× 4TB RAIDZ HDDs
• Docker + Portainer Services: Minecraft (Java + Bedrock), Ghost Blog, Wireguard, Cloudflare Zero Trust Tunnel and DDNS, Gotify, Homepage, Traefik, Commento, Pterodactyl, MySpeed, RustDesk

🗃️ Networking & NAS

• Switch: Dell N2024P 24-Port PoE Gigabit
• DIY NAS (Unraid): RackOwl 4U Case, Gigabyte C246-WU4, i9-9900K, 128GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe (VMs), 2TB NVMe (Cache)
• UPS: CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U