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🐧 PenguinPages

Exploring systems, automation, home labs, and the art of building things from scratch.

Welcome to PenguinPages — a space inspired by the Linux penguin, the spirit of curiosity, and the idea that every system deserves its own “man page.” This site is my personal workshop, documentation hub, and long-term experiment in learning how modern infrastructure actually works.

If you’re into home labs, automation, CI/CD, or just enjoy taking things apart to see how they tick, you’ll feel right at home here.

🧰 What You’ll Find Here

Home Lab Architecture & Experiments

I document the real-world setups I build, break, and rebuild — from bare-metal hypervisors to Kubernetes clusters, from network design to storage strategies. Expect practical notes, diagrams, and lessons learned the hard way.

CI/CD, GitOps & Modern Dev Workflows

I use this site to test and refine workflows built with tools like:

  • GitHub & GitLab
  • Argo CD & Argo Workflows
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • VS Code (with a growing collection of plugins)
  • Draw.io for architecture diagrams

This is where I experiment with pipelines, automation patterns, and deployment strategies — and share what actually works.

BCDR, Data Resilience & Recovery Testing

I’m fascinated by how systems fail and how they recover. PenguinPages includes write-ups on:

  • Backup strategies
  • Disaster recovery drills
  • Data integrity validation
  • Infrastructure-as-code approaches to rebuilding environments

If you’re building a home lab or small-scale production environment, these guides can help you avoid common pitfalls.

🧪 Projects in Progress

Shuffleboard01

A long-term project combining physical gameplay with digital augmentation. Think: sensors, microcontrollers, custom scoring logic, and a tabletop experience enhanced by code.

Follow the build at shuffleboard01.penguinpages.net. It’s a big undertaking — and I’m always open to collaborators who enjoy hardware tinkering, embedded systems, or creative coding.

Arduino-Powered Game Systems

I prototype small game engines and interactive tabletop components using Arduino-class microcontrollers. These projects blend electronics, software, and physical design — and they’re a fun way to explore how digital and analog worlds meet.

🧠 Why “PenguinPages”?

  • Penguin → a nod to Linux, open-source culture, and the joy of learning by doing.
  • Pages → like man pages, but for the systems I build, break, and rebuild.

This site is my evolving notebook — a place to capture what I learn so I can share it with others who are building their own labs, workflows, and experiments.

🐧 Thanks for visiting.

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