Uses

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

🖥️ Desktop Setup

• Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II ATX AM4
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
• RAM: 32GB DDR4
• Storage: 1.5TB NVMe SSD
• GPU: MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
• Monitor: Dell S3221QS 32" Curved 4K UHD (3840×2160), 60Hz
• Peripherals: ROG Strix Scope RX Keyboard, ROG Spatha X Mouse, HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless Headset

💻 Laptop Setup

• Laptop: MacBook Air M4 (16GB RAM / 256GB SSD)
• Peripherals: Logitech MX Keys Keyboard, Logitech MX Master 3S Mouse

🧰 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
• GPU: Nvidia Tesla M60
• Docker + Portainer Services: Minecraft (Java + Bedrock), Ghost Blog (LXC), Grafana, InfluxDB, Uptime Kuma, Cloudflare DDNS, Plex, Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Overseerr, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Transmission, qBittorrent, Tautulli, Homepage, Gotify, Dozzle

🗃️ Networking & NAS

• Switch: Dell N2024P 24-Port PoE Gigabit
• DIY NAS (Unraid): RackOwl 4U Case, Supermicro X11SCA-F, i5-9600T, 32GB RAM, 1TB NVMe (VMs), 2TB NVMe (Cache)
• UPS: CyberPower CP1500PFCRM2U