17 tools01
Network & Security
I decide where the packets go.
stack --list
Technical skills
From networking and security to virtualization, databases and automation: the tools I use in the engine room of infrastructure.
16 tools02
System, Virtualization & Cloud
From physical to virtual, from virtual to containers.
10 tools03
Database & Storage
The goal: replicas in sync, backups tested.
18 tools04
Web, Proxy & Automation
Do it twice, and the third time it becomes a script.
Tool list ≠ project experience: not every tool was used to the same depth. For real-world usage, see the projects page.
cat /etc/motd
Architecture principles · Engineering philosophy
rule.01
Single Point of Failure = 0
Every critical layer is designed with redundancy (HA).
rule.02
Automate Everything
Any operation done manually twice becomes a Bash or PowerShell script the third time.
rule.03
Backup != Restore
An untested backup is not a backup (MinIO S3 + automated verification).
rule.04
Zero-Trust & Least Privilege
Packets go only where they need to go, and only as far as they need to.
rule.05
AI accelerates, humans own it
AI speeds things up, but responsibility stays with people: generated code and commands are reviewed first, tested next, and only then go live.
ai --workflow
How I work with AI
prompt → review → test → deploy. The order never changes. Claude writes and refactors, ChatGPT gives a second opinion; a human approves, measures and owns the result.
Between July and October 2026, 19 internal tools were built with Claude Code. Details on the projects page.
chatgpt-memory --summary
İsmail is a technology professional who one day works out from query statistics why PostgreSQL is burning CPU, the next day designs Kubernetes RBAC, another day builds an admin tool in PowerShell, and in between retires unnecessary infrastructure before it is even built by asking "do we really need this?". In his world, a working system is good, an automated system is better, and a secure, documented, automated system is simply how it should be.
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