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09 / Infrastructure & advisory

Cloud & DevOps

Turn deployment from a nerve-wracking gamble into a calm, automated non-event.

In immature engineering setups, shipping code is an adrenaline-fueled ritual. Developers manually connect to live servers via SSH, edit configuration files by hand, and hold their breath hoping the application doesn't crash in front of customers. When an outage occurs, teams scramble in the dark without logs or rollback strategies. I architect cloud infrastructure that makes releases predictable, automated, and invisible. By codifying infrastructure into Docker containers and continuous integration pipelines (CI/CD), every code commit is automatically tested, built, and deployed with zero downtime. Your data is protected by continuous encrypted backups, your servers scale with real user traffic, and your team sleeps peacefully through Friday deploys.

Discuss your project
02 / Scope

What we can deliver

The final scope is agreed around your project.

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Architecture audit & right-sizing

We assess your current hosting costs, performance bottlenecks, and single points of failure. I design a lean, right-sized cloud topology that eliminates unnecessary enterprise bloat while providing ample headroom for traffic surges.

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Automated CI/CD release pipelines

Zero manual server tinkering. Using GitHub Actions, every pull request runs automated tests and lint checks. Merged code is built and deployed to production automatically in minutes, with instant notifications sent to your team.

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Docker containerization

Eliminate the infamous 'it works on my machine' dilemma. We package your applications and services into lightweight, reproducible Docker containers that run identically on local development machines, staging servers, and production clusters.

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Staging & preview environments

Never test unverified code in front of paying customers. We set up isolated staging environments and ephemeral preview branches where your team and stakeholders can review changes before they reach the production database.

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Automated backups & disaster recovery

Hope is not a business continuity plan. I configure automated, encrypted database snapshots with Point-In-Time-Recovery (PITR) and verified restore runbooks, ensuring your business can recover from catastrophic data loss in minutes, not days.

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Real-time monitoring & error tracing

You should know a server is struggling before your customers do. We configure proactive health checks, latency alerts, and error tracing (via Sentry and structured logging) that pinpoint the exact line of code behind any runtime failure.

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Cloud cost optimization

Cloud bills expand silently like an unchecked tax. We comb through your cloud accounts to terminate zombie instances, optimize over-provisioned databases, leverage edge caching, and restructure storage tiers to slash recurring operational costs.

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Sovereign handover & runbooks

You own 100% of your cloud accounts, billing credentials, and domain DNS. I provide clear, human-readable operational runbooks detailing deployment procedures, incident response steps, and routine maintenance tasks.

Architecture audit & right-sizing

We assess your current hosting costs, performance bottlenecks, and single points of failure. I design a lean, right-sized cloud topology that eliminates unnecessary enterprise bloat while providing ample headroom for traffic surges.

03 / why

When this helps

04 / the lego pieces

Choosing the right tools

Modern DevOps is not about chasing esoteric complexity—it is about choosing the simplest architecture that delivers absolute reliability. Depending on your scale and compliance needs, I deploy applications across AWS, Hetzner, Cloudflare, and Vercel. Code delivery is orchestrated via GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, wrapping applications in standardized Docker containers. Data persistence is secured using managed PostgreSQL or Redis clusters with automated WAL archiving, while traffic is protected at the edge by Cloudflare for global CDN acceleration, automatic SSL termination, and DDoS mitigation. Everything is documented in clear, reproducible infrastructure code that your team can inspect and control.

05 / FAQ

Questions you may have

Who owns and controls our cloud infrastructure and hosting accounts?

You do, entirely and without exception. All infrastructure is provisioned inside your company’s dedicated AWS, Cloudflare, or hosting accounts. I am granted administrative access solely for the duration of the engineering work. When the deployment is complete, all credentials remain in your possession. You are never held hostage by proprietary agency hosting.

Can we achieve zero-downtime deployments without interrupting active users?

Yes. Zero-downtime deployment is a standard engineering baseline. Using rolling container updates or blue-green deployments, the new version of your software is fully booted, health-checked, and connected to the database before the traffic router switches requests over. If the new version fails its health check, the old version remains live without dropping a single visitor request.

Do we really need Kubernetes, or is that overkill for our product?

For 98% of modern businesses, Kubernetes is an unnecessary tax on engineering velocity. Kubernetes requires full-time specialized maintenance and introduces enormous operational complexity. A well-architected setup using lightweight Docker containers, serverless edge runtimes, or managed container services (such as AWS ECS or Railway) provides identical uptime, auto-scaling, and resilience at a fraction of the cost and cognitive overhead.

How do you test and ensure database backups actually work?

A backup that has never been restored is not a backup—it is merely an unverified assumption. Beyond setting up automated daily snapshots and write-ahead transaction log streaming, we perform a live disaster recovery drill. We restore the backup into a separate staging environment to verify that the database boots, schemas align, and data integrity is 100% intact.

Can you help lower our monthly cloud and server hosting expenses?

Yes. Cloud cost optimization is frequently one of the quickest wins. Most companies over-provision database instances, forget unused block storage volumes, or route static assets through expensive compute servers instead of cheap CDN edges. By auditing your spending and right-sizing resources, we routinely cut monthly cloud expenditures by 30% to 60% without sacrificing performance.

Working together

How much will the project cost?

Every engagement is quoted individually, based on its scope, complexity, and delivery needs. We agree on the work and its cost before development begins.

Who owns the software?

For bespoke projects, you own the custom code, with client-controlled repositories and infrastructure, documentation, and a complete handover. Third-party components and services retain their own licenses and terms. When an existing product fits your needs, I can help you adopt and configure it, avoiding unnecessary development. You receive access under that product's agreed terms; its underlying platform remains with its owner.

What support is included after launch?

One-off projects include 60 days of bug fixing and stabilization after launch for the agreed delivery. Continued support can follow through a maintenance agreement, with additional features scoped separately. Existing-product access follows that product's support terms.

Discuss your project

Let's build a reliable, automated path to production for your product.

Tell me about the idea, the problem, or the part of your product you want to move forward. We can work out the scope and the right next step together.

Let's talk about your product