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Uses

The tools and setup I use day-to-day. Last updated: February 2026.

Hardware

  • Ryzen 7 5800X, 64GB RAM, Fedora 44 — My main rig. Access remotely via Tailscale VPN or sit in front of it directly. The RAM makes a difference for data work.
  • MacBook Air M2, 8GB — Casual use and slim frontend when I can't VPN in. The 8GB constraint is real, but it's fine for light work.
  • 32" 4K monitor — Brand doesn't matter. It's big, it's sharp, it works.
  • Leopold FC750RW — My daily driver at the desk. Cherry Clear switches. I like the feel.
  • Keychron K7 — Travel keyboard. Smaller, still mechanical, good enough for working on the go.

Development

  • Zed — Fast, light, feels right. Don't use the AI features—I run Claude Code separately via z.ai (GLM-4.7/5 models).
  • Ghostty + zsh — Terminal setup. Powerlevel10k for the prompt.
  • chezmoi — Dotfiles management across systems. Whether I'm on the Fedora box or the MBA, the dev environment is identical.
  • git — Mostly CLI, but I don't mind a good GUI when there is one.

Networking & VPN

  • Tailscale — WireGuard VPN that ties everything together. Access the main rig from anywhere, no public ports.
  • Mikrotik Hex S router — Network core. Handles routing, VLANs, and keeps things organized.
  • WiFi hotspots — Multiple APs around the house. Coverage everywhere.
  • Cat6 ethernet — Hardwired 1Gbps where it matters.
  • Zigbee — A lot of it. Sensors, switches, automation.

Infrastructure & Homelab

  • OpenTofu — Infrastructure as code for both cloud and local. Everything declarative.
  • Gitea — Portainer — Self-hosted git and Docker management.
  • Small server, old NUC, RPi — The homelab fleet. Not huge, but enough to run the services I care about.
  • Cloudflare — DNS and tunnels. DDoS protection for anything public-facing.

AI & LLM

  • GLM (via z.ai) — My go-to for coding and general tasks.
  • Minmax 2.5, Kimi K2.5, DeepSeek V3.2 — Mix of models depending on what I'm doing.
  • Gemini 3 Flash — Surprisingly good for recipes.
  • Small local models — For stuff that stays on the network.

Productivity

  • Obsidian — Notes, knowledge base, second brain. Synced via LiveSync plugin to a self-hosted CouchDB backend.
  • Things — Task management. Simple, stays out of the way.
  • Bitwarden — Self-hosted password management.

Fitness & Gear

  • iPhone 13 + Apple Watch SE2 — Daily tracking and communication.
  • Polar Verity Sense — Heart rate monitor for training.
  • Asics — Running shoes. That's it.
  • Radon Jealous — Mountain bike.
  • Cannondale Supersix Evo — Road bike.
  • VanMoof S3 — City bike.

Homelab

Worth its own page. Network, services, automation, the whole stack. Maybe I'll write it up someday.

This page is inspired by uses.tech — a collection of developer /uses pages.