Projects & Home Lab
Practical infrastructure and self-hosted projects
Beyond support work, I actively build and maintain personal infrastructure projects
that strengthen my hands-on knowledge of Linux systems, storage, networking, media workflows,
automation, and application troubleshooting.
Home NAS Server
Linux / Storage
Built and maintained a personal NAS using Ubuntu/Linux for centralized storage,
Samba sharing, media hosting, and remote access. Managed storage paths, services,
app hosting, and uptime considerations on repurposed hardware.
SambaUbuntuStorageRemote Access
JO Movies v2
Flask / Media
Designed a custom movie platform with a Flask backend, SQLite library, queue-based
optimization workflow, metadata handling, and media streaming architecture focused on
reliability and cleaner backend structure.
FlaskSQLiteFFmpegMedia Library
JO Music
Streaming / Audio
Built a personal music streaming interface backed by NAS storage, with browser playback,
FLAC handling, compatibility conversion workflows, player UI tuning, and organized library support.
Audio StreamingFlaskFFmpegUI
Self-Hosted Photo Management
Immich / Docker
Deployed and maintained Immich, a self-hosted photo and video backup solution
on a private NAS, replicating Google Photos functionality. Managed Docker
containers, database backends, and automated backup routines for high
availability and data redundancy.
ImmichDockerNASBackup
Cloud PC
Virtual Desktop
Deployed a browser-accessible virtual desktop running a lightweight LXQt Linux
environment hosted on the NAS server. Configured web-based remote desktop
protocols for secure, full-desktop OS access from any browser globally without
requiring local client software.
LXQtVNCWeb GatewayLinux
Custom NAS Web File Manager
Web App
Developed a web-based file management interface to securely upload, download,
rename, and organize files stored on a centralized Linux NAS server. Designed
a responsive frontend with drag-and-drop uploads and dynamic folder rendering.
FrontendFile SystemNASPermissions
JO NAS Monitoring Dashboard
ESP32 / Full-Stack
Developed a full-stack mobile dashboard to monitor real-time server health,
including CPU/RAM usage, temperature, network connectivity, and uptime.
Engineered secure remote power management via an integrated ESP32 controller
and SMART drive health monitoring for proactive failure prevention.
ESP32MonitoringSMARTRemote Power
Cloudflare + Remote Access Setup
Networking
Configured Cloudflare Tunnel, remote access services, and self-hosted web apps
for secure external access to internal services without exposing the home network directly.
Cloudflare TunnelTailscaleNetworkingSecurity
Media Optimization Workflow
Automation
Worked on automated video optimization and conversion flows using FFmpeg,
folder watchers, decision logic, and queue-based processing for media compatibility and storage efficiency.
FFmpegAutomationPythonMonitoring
Linux Service Hosting
Server Ops
Hosted and maintained multiple personal services including web apps, file access,
media services, and supporting utilities while handling ports, service restarts,
startup behavior, and deployment troubleshooting.
SystemdNginxHostingTroubleshooting
